Ex-Prez Pranab Mukherjee is comatose, responding to drugs | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee is slowly responding to medical treatment and all his vital parameters are stable though he remains deeply comatose. Sources said his pupils had started responding to light. He was admitted to the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi on August 10 and was operated upon to remove a clot in the brain. He also tested positive for Covid-19.
The hospital said in a bulletin on Thursday, “The condition of Pranab Mukherjee remains unchanged this morning. He is deeply comatose with stable vital parameters and he continues to be on ventilator support.”
His son Abhijit tweeted, “My father is and has always been a fighter. He is slowly responding to medical interventions and all his vital parameters are stable. I urge upon every well- wisher to pray for my father’s speedy recovery. We need them.” He added: “My father is still alive and haemodynamically stable.”