RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's health deteriorates, taken to AIIMS Delhi

Rashtriya Janata Dal founding leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday complained of low blood pressure and complications, following which he was taken to New Delhi for treatment at AIIMS. 

Earlier, Lalu Prasad Yadav was taken to Paras Hospital after his health deteriorated.

Dr Prakash Sinha, Head of Pulmonary Medicine at Paras Hospital, said, as quoted by ANI, "He also had a fever and has been given medication for that. When he arrived, he was a little low, but soon he started responding to the treatments and became alert... He talked to everyone. He has to go to Delhi today."

Talking to reporters, his son Tejashwi Yadav said his father had developed sores on his back and an arm. "Lalu ji had reached the airport in the afternoon to board his flight for Delhi. My mother Rabri Devi was accompanying him. A sudden drop in blood pressure was noted following which we rushed him to the Paras Hospital," the former Bihar deputy chief minister said.

According to Prakash Sinha, who led the team of doctors treating Prasad, "He was kept in the emergency ward where his condition improved after intravenous therapy. He wanted to know if he could go to Delhi in an air ambulance. We asked him to go ahead."

However, Tejaswi said "my father is a man of courage. He chose to travel by a normal flight".

About Lalu Prasad Yadav:

Lalu Yadav is one of the renowned politicians in India who was once known for his uncanny ability to connect with the masses.

Earlier last week, Lalu Yadav was seen at a demonstration staged in Patna by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in protest against the Waqf Bill.

Lalu has been convicted in several fodder scam cases and ended up spending a major part of his prison sentences in hospitals, until being released on bail a few years ago.

With agency inputs.