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Former PM Manmohan Singh Discharged From AIIMS

The renowned economist Dr Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister for 10 years until the Congress was ousted by the BJP in 2014.

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on Sunday night over fever.

Dr Singh is now out of the hospital.

On Sunday at 8.45 pm, the veteran Congress leader was taken to the cardio-thoracic ward of the country’s premier hospital “for observation and investigation after he developed a febrile reaction to a new medication”, NDTV reported.

Dr Nitish Naik, a professor of cardiology, treated the 87-year-old two-time Prime Minister, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

On Monday, he tested negative for COVID-19.

Former PM arrived home today and all his reports are normal, as per his office.

Several political leaders have been tweeting to wish the Congress MP, who currently represents Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha, a speedy recovery.

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In 2009, the renowned economist was operated for a redo bypass cardiac surgery by Dr Ramakant Panda, cardiovascular thoracic surgeon and vice-chairman of the Asian Heart Institute.

The renowned economist, Dr Manmohan Singh, credited with bringing in sweeping reforms in the 1990s, was Prime Minister for 10 years until the Congress was overthrown by the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 and Narendra Modi took charge for the first time.

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