Parrikar being treated in Mumbai for mild pancreatitis : Aide (Second Lead)

Panaji Feb 15 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital where is currently undergoing treatment for "mild pancreatitis" a party official said on Thursday.

"CM Manohar Parrikar will be indisposed till February 19 as he is admitted in a Mumbai hospital and is undergoing treatment for mild pancreatitis " former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and a close Parrikar aide Siddharth Kuncalienkar said in a statement.

Kuncalienkar also said that the Chief Minister will attend to official matters from Monday onwards.

Parrikar was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday a day after he was admitted to the state government-run Goa Medical College near Panaji after he complained of stomach pain on Wednesday night.

Earlier in the day a statement issued by the Chief Minister s Office said that Parrikar was in Mumbai for routine treatment.

"Chief Minister will be unavailable for next two days as he had to undergo routine check-up in Mumbai " the official statement had said.

--IANS
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