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Former FM Arun Jaitley admitted to AIIMS, under observation: Report

Jaitley did not contest the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 presumably because of his ill health

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FILE PHOTO | Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was admitted to the AIIMS in New Delhi on Friday after he complained of palpitations and restlessness, and is under observation, sources at the hospital said.

Jaitley, 66, was admitted to the Cardio-Neuro-Centre of the hospital around 10 am, they said.

"He is under observation. A team of doctors including endocrinologists, cardiologists and nephrologists is monitoring his condition," one of the source said.

In May this year, Jaitley was admitted to the AIIMS for treatment.

A lawyer by profession, he has been the most important leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet during his first

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