Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief Minister Naveen Patnaik underwent a successful spine surgery at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Sunday morning.
“With the blessings of Lord Jagannath, Naveen Babu’s operation was successful. He was in the OT for 4 hours but the main procedure took less than 2 hours. He is now fully conscious, has started talking, and is doing well. He will remain under observation for 2 days, following which he will be shifted to a private room,” cardiac surgeon and his personal physician Dr Ramakant Panda told the media.
The surgery was conducted by Dr S Rajasekaran, a globally recognised orthopaedic surgeon and chairman of Ganga Medical Center and Hospitals in Coimbatore, along with doctors of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.
Panda added that 78-year-old Naveen, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, will be discharged from hospital in the next 5-6 days.
The former CM had left for Mumbai on Friday to undergo the medical procedure for treatment of cervical arthritis. He was experiencing pain due to spondylitis for the last few days and was under treatment.
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Earlier this morning, BJD leaders gathered at Shree Lingaraj Temple here and chanted ‘Har Har Mahadev’ while praying for his health and speedy recovery. The surgery was considered somewhat critical especially due to his advanced age.
