Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to undergo kidney transplant this weekend
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to undergo kidney transplant this weekend
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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley confirmed on Thursday that he is suffering from kidney-related problems and is being treated for the same. Jaitaly informed that the treatment is in progress for certain infections that he has contracted.

He said, "I am therefore currently working from a controlled environment at home. The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me."

Jaitely is set to undergo a kidney transplant this weekend. All paperwork and other formalities for the kidney transplant have been completed and the surgery would happen this weekend, according to IANS.

"He came to the hospital at around 4.15 pm to complete the formalities between the donor and the recipient for the kidney transplant. The kidney replacement will almost certainly be done by the weekend," the official informed.

Sources close to Mirror Now noted that he may also have to undergo surgery for his ailment. The sources also said that the doctors have advised him to avoid his public appearances for risk of infections. According to recent reports the sources said, the surgery would either be held at AIIMS or in Singapore. Since when he found kidney-related problems, Jaitley has not been attending his office even though he was not even present at the oath-taking ceremony after being re-elected as Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh.

 

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