Doctors were closely monitoring the condition of union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh who has been admitted to the Global Hospital here with a liver ailment, hospital sources said Tuesday
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According to him, Deshmukh, 67, was rushed to the hospital Monday evening from Mumbai's Beach Candy hospital in an air ambulance.
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"From the Chennai airport he was brought to our hospital in our ambulance," the official said.
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Renowned liver specialist Mohammed Rela is attending to the former Maharashtra chief minister.
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Hospital officials said a proper medical bulletin would be issued and many of the media reports are speculative in nature.
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The union minister's family members are with him.
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Deshmukh, who had been complaining of abdominal pains for a while, had been taken to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital last week for what was described as "a routine check-up".
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For the last few months, Deshmukh has been taking light assignments to avoid strain on account of his health condition, a Congress official indicated.u00a0
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