Lucknow, May 26: Acclaimed poet Munawwar Rana has been admitted to a hospital in Lucknow and is on ventilator support. Munawwar Rana, 70, has been admitted to the Apollo Hospital here after his health deteriorated following a surgery to remove gallbladder stones, said his daughter Sumaiya Rana. The poet was also suffering from throat cancer and undergoing dialysis. Urdu Poet Munawwar Rana Booked by UP Police Over Remarks on France Killings.

Sumaiya Rana said her father had undergone a gall bladder operation at the hospital last Tuesday. When he was brought to the hospital for dialysis, it was found that his gallbladder was damaged due to stones. He was operated upon but since then his health has been deteriorating, she said. Munawwar Rana, Renowned Urdu Poet, Writes Letter to PM Narendra Modi, Offers His Ancestral Land in Rae Bareli for Construction of Grand Mosque.

Sumaiya Rana Gives Updates on Munawwar Rana Health Update:

Rana, a prominent name in 'mushaira' circles, is one of India's most popular and admired poets who writes both in Hindi and Urdu. One of his most famous poems is 'Maa' in which he used the genre of 'ghazal' to extol the virtues of a mother.

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