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Sushma Swaraj, senior BJP leader, admitted in AIIMS

Sushma Swaraj who underwent a kidney transplant a couple of years ago, chose not to contest the last Lok Sabha elections and also opted out of the government.

Updated on: Aug 6, 2019, 23:22:58 IST
HIndustan Times, New Delhi | By Rhythma Kaul
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Sushma Swaraj, former external affairs minister, has been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). More details about her condition are awaited.

Sushma Swaraj had chosen not to contest the last Lok Sabah elections over health issues. (HT PHOTO)
Sushma Swaraj had chosen not to contest the last Lok Sabah elections over health issues. (HT PHOTO)

She was the external affairs minister in Narendra Modi’s cabinet in the NDA’s first term in power. The senior BJP leader who underwent a kidney transplant a couple of years ago, chose not to contest the last Lok Sabha elections and also opted out of the government.

A few hours earlier she had tweeted, “Thank you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime” after the Lok Sabha passed the resolution scrapping Artilce 370 on Tuesday.

Union Ministers Harsh Vardhan and Nitin Gadkari visited AIIMS to see her .

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rhythma Kaul

Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.

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