Cannot help Iranian woman due to court order: Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday expressed inability in helping a British woman charity worker of Iranian origin who…
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao on Friday offered his kidney to External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is suffering from kidney failure and on the lookout
for a suitable donor.
In a letter to Sushma Swaraj, Rao said: “I am very sorry to hear about
your health problems and that you have been diagnosed with renal failure. As
AIIMS doctors have advised you for the renal transplant at the earliest, Madam
I shall be very grateful (if) you kindly accept my offer for donation of my
kidney to you for transplant.”
The 73-year-old MP hails from Narasaraopet constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
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According to AIIMS doctors, the search for a donor is on and the date for
transplant will be fixed once a donor is arranged for the minister.
The minister, who was admitted on Nov 7, is undergoing dialysis whenever
required.
On Wednesday, Sushma Swaraj, 64, tweeted about her health condition: “I am
in AIIMS because of kidney failure. Presently, I am on dialysis. I am
undergoing tests for a kidney transplant. Lord Krishna will bless.”
The team of top doctors for the treatment of Sushma Swaraj includes, Head of
Endocrinology Nikhil Tandon, Head of Pulmonary Medicine Randeep Guleria, Chief
of Cardio Thoracic and Head of Nephrology Sandeep Mahajan.
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