Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran undergoes surgery

Agencies

New Delhi, Jan 20 – Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran Wednesday underwent a ‘minor surgery’ to remove a urinary tract stone at the Indraparastha Apollo Hospital here.

‘The surgery was conducted for removing the urinary tract stone. The minister is absolutely in good condition,’ a doctor at Apollo told IANS, requesting anonymity.

‘Most probably he will be discharged Thursday,’ the doctor added.

The 44-year-old politician from Tamil Nadu came to the hospital Tuesday evening with pain in the urethra. Doctors attending on him said that a 6 mm stone was removed from his urethra.