PK Banerjee 'much stable' now: Hospital

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Indian football great PK Banerjee is "much stable now" and responding well to the treatment after he was admitted to a private hospital, a statement from the hospital said on Monday."Mr Banerjee is showing improvement in his clinical condition and responding well to the ongoing treatment; he is much stable now," a statement from the Medica Superspecialty Hospital read.The 1962 Asian Games gold medallist is being treated by a panel of specialists which includes pulmonologist Nandini Biswas, internal medicine and intensivist Tanmoy Banerjee and is being supervised by a team of Neurosciences specialists under the care of L.N. Tripathy and Sunandan Basu.The 83-year-old had previously been admitted to the hospital in January for electrolyte imbalance, urinary problem, Parkinson's disease and dementia. He had subsequently been discharged on January 23.Banerjee played primarily as a striker and was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 1962 Asian Games.
--IANS dm/kk/bg