Kejriwal undergoes throat surgery

BENGALURU: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday underwent a five-hour throat surgery at a private hospital here for a persistent cough, which troubled

BENGALURU: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday underwent a five-hour throat surgery at a private hospital here for a persistent cough, which troubled him for about 40 years.

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“The surgery corrected an anatomical abnormality of Kejriwal’s oral-pharyngeal and palatal area, which was causing small amounts of saliva to trickle into his air passages whenever his nose breathing was affected by allergy or other factors,” said Narayana Health City in a statement.

Kejriwal, who arrived in the city from New Delhi on Tuesday, was first diagnosed by the hospital’s medical director Paul C. Salins for his coughing.