Arun Jaitley Discharged From AIIMS After Kidney Transplant, Thanks All Well-Wishers
Jaitley, 65, underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS in the past month. After he was put on dialysis, the Finance Ministry was temporarily allotted to Piyush Goyal.
New Delhi, June 4: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was admitted in AIIMS for nearly two months, has been discharged. The BJP veteran posted a tweet saying he is delighted to be back home. He also thanked all well-wishers who were concerned for his health.
Jaitley, 65, underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS in the past month. After he was put on dialysis, the Finance Ministry was temporarily allotted to Piyush Goyal, who is also charged with the crucial Railways portfolio.
Here's what Jaitley tweeted after being discharged:
Jaitley had been working in a "controlled environment from home" since late March, after "contracting certain infections" which aggravated his kidney related problems.
On April 5, he was shifted to a room in AIIMS where certain officials of the Finance Ministry were permitted to meet him, apart from his family members. Jaitley was subsequently put on dialysis, which compelled him to take abeyance from official work. On May 14, he was temporarily relieved of the Finance Ministry charge.
Jaitley had in 2014 underwent a bariatric surgery to treat weight gain because of a long-standing diabetic condition. He was also underwent a heart surgery few years ago.
Jaitley, associated with the BJP since the early '90s, is one of the top rung leaders of the party. In the erstwhile, Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he held the Information & Broadcasting portfolio. After the BJP stormed to power for the second time since its inception in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allotted him the Finance portfolio.
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