New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS): Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh is in "very critical" condition after suffering a head injury at his home Friday, the government said.
A defence ministry statement said: "At present the condition is very critical. He is on life support systems and under constant monitoring by a team of neurosurgeons and critical care providers."
Jaswant Singh suffered a head injury following which he was hospitalised and has been operated upon, an official said Friday.
"He (Singh) has sustained a head injury and has been admitted to the ICU (Intensive Care Unit)," said a doctor at the Army Research and Referral Hospital where the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was admitted early Friday.
"Right now he is under the observation of neurosurgeons and critical care specialists," added the doctor who did not wish to be named.
A staff member at Singh's residence here declined comment on the seriousness of his head injury and said no BJP leader had visited Singh's home to meet the family.
He said all family members were at the hospital.
Meanwhile, a staff member at senior BJP leader L.K. Advani's residence here, however, said the leader was present at the hospital and added that, as per information, Singh had been operated upon and that the operation "went well".
PM prays for Jaswant Singh's speedy recovery
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday spoke to the family of former union minister Jaswant Singh who was operated upon after sustaining a head injury and prayed for his "speedy recovery".
"The PM spoke to the family of former union minister Jaswant Singh this morning. He prays for Singh's speedy recovery," the PMO tweeted.
The former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Army Research and Referral hospital here early Friday.
Singh is under the observation of neurosurgeons and critical care specialists, a doctor at the hospital requesting anonymity said.
Meanwhile, a staff member at senior BJP leader L.K. Advani's residence here said the leader was present at the hospital and added that, as per information, Singh had been operated upon and that the operation "went well".
A former minister of defence and external affairs, Singh parted ways with the BJP after long years of association just before the 2014 general elections. He contested the Lok Sabha polls from Rajasthan as an independent candidate and lost.
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