PM meets Arun Shourie at Pune hospital
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Union minister Arun Shourie at a hospital in Pune on Sunday evening. The Prime Minister arrived at the Ruby Hall Clinic, where Shourie is admitted, around 6 pm. Shourie is undergoing treatment after he fell on December 1 while out on a walk near his bungalow in Lavasa, some 60 kilometres from pune.
"In Pune, I met former Union Minister Arun Shourie Ji. Enquired about his health and had a wonderful interaction with him. We pray for his long and healthy life".PM Narendra Modi tweeted.
The 78-year-old former BJP leader had suffered a brain injury, including internal bleeding and swelling, doctors had said. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the Indian Express and The Times of India and a Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Vajpayee Ministry (1998–2004).
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