N.D. Tiwari becomes unresponsive, shifted to ICU

New Delhi Nov 18 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Narayan Datt Tiwari on Saturday became unresponsive when he was being given physiotherapy and was shifted to a hospital here.

"Tiwari became unresponsive while he was being given physiotherapy. His son Rohit Shekhar Tiwari was present at that moment.

"He alerted the team of doctors at Max Hospital immediately. He has been shifted to the ICU there " said a statement from his office.

Earlier Tiwari was put on life support system after his health deteriorated on November 5.

The nonagenarian leader was on October 26 also shifted to the Intensive Care unit (ICU) of the hospital from the private ward after he was diagnosed suffering from fever and pneumonia.

--IANS
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