India PM to undergo bypass surgery - Democratic Underground

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Fri Jan-23-09 09:20 AM
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India PM to undergo bypass surgery

Source: Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undergo coronary artery bypass surgery on Saturday, only a few months before he is due to lead the ruling Congress party into general elections.

Any doubts about Singh's health could undermine his re-election campaign, coming just as reports surface that Rahul Gandhi, heir to one of India's most powerful family dynasties, was emerging as his successor to lead the Congress party.

The 76-year-old leader was admitted to hospital Friday, hospital officials said.

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee could take over prime ministerial responsibilities while Singh was recovering from the surgery, a foreign ministry official said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE50M2BM20090123

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