Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with the grandson of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, who is in hospital.
Modi tweeted, "Countless people across India are praying for the speedy recovery of Kalyan Singh Ji. Yesterday @JPNadda Ji, CM @myogiadityanath Ji and others went to the hospital to meet him. I just spoke to his grandson and enquired about his health."
Modi added, "I was deeply touched to know that during his conversation with @JPNadda Ji, Kalyan Singh Ji remembered me. I also have many memories of my interactions with Kalyan Singh Ji. Several of those memories came back to life. Talking to him has always been a learning experience."
Media reports have said 89-year-old Kalyan Singh remains in critical condition at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.
ANI quoted a hospital statement on Friday as saying Kalyan Singh was getting better. "The condition of Kalyan Singh ji, who is admitted in ICU of critical care medicine, is better. He is hemodynamically stable. Kalyan Singh ji is showing consistent improvement. His vital parameters are stable... He is communicative. He is being treated by senior faculty of CCM, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology and nephrology," ANI quoted the hospital as saying.
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BJP chief J.P. Nadda, who visited Kalyan Singh on Thursday, had said the elderly leader was improving rapidly and was in better condition compared with the previous day. "We all are confident that Kalyan Singh will get well soon. We pray to God that his health is restored as soon as possible and he should be active in the social life again," Nadda was quoted as saying by Zee News.
