Former Finance Minister has been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, CNN News18 has reported. He was admitted on August 9 after he complained of palpitations and restlessness. He is under observation.
Jaitley has been admitted to AIIMS's cardiology department and is being monitored by a team of endocrinologist, nephrologist and cardiologist, sources have told PTI.
66-year-old Jaitley had a kidney transplant on May 14 last year, and had left for a "regular medical check-up" in the United States in January this year. He was also admitted to AIIMS for treatment earlier in May 2019.
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Earlier in September 2014, he underwent bariatric surgery to correct the weight he had gained because of a long-standing diabetic condition.
Incumbent Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal filled in for him at that time and even presented the Interim Union Budget in February 2019.
Jaitley did not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. After the Narendra Modi-led BJP government came to power in May 2019, Jaitley, in a letter to PM Modi, had said that he would like to stay away from "any responsibility" on account of his ill health.
A lawyer by profession, he has been the most important leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet during his first tenure and often acted as the chief troubleshooter for the government.
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