Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Sources in the office of the chief minister here said that Rakesh, son of chief minister, Siddaramaiah, who is being treated at a Brussels hospital in Belgium, is responding to treatment. Rakesh had fallen ill during the tour of Belgium in the company of his friends.

Siddaramaiah reached Brussels on Thursday and held discussions with the doctors about the health condition of his son. The doctors reportedly assured him that Rakesh was responding to treatment. Although the doctors there favoured providing advanced treatment to Rakesh at Mount Elizabeth Hospital Singapore, a final decision is yet to be taken, it is gathered.

At the advice of Dr Ravi, who has accompanied the chief minister's family, Rakesh continues to be looked after at Brussels for the time being, and a special medical team is keeping watch on his health.

After he learnt about this development, prime minister, Narendra Modi, called Siddaramaiah over phone and expressed his concern about the health problems of his son, besides conveying his wishes for early recovery. Modi came to know that Siddaramaiah had spoken to minister for external affairs, Sushma Swaraj, about extending healthcare facility to his son at Brussels, and help for obtaining permission to travel to Belgium. Immediately thereafter, the prime minister personally called Siddaramaiah, it is said.