Pranab Mukherjee`s health condition deteriorates

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s health condition has deteriorated further and he is in septic shock due to a lung infection.

On Monday, Army’s Research and Referral Hospital said in a medical bulletin that the veteran Congress leader continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support.

"There is a decline in the medical condition of Honorable Pranab Mukherjee since yesterday (Sunday). He is in septic shock due to his lung infection and is being managed by team of specialists. He continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support," the hospital statement said.

The 84-year old was admitted to hospital on 10 August for removal of a clot in the brain. He was operated upon but slipped into a coma.

He had tested positive for covid-19 during his hospitalisation and is also being treated for renal infection.

A veteran politician, Mukherjee served as the president between 2012 and 2017. Prior to that, he served in the government under three different prime ministers and managed diverse portfolios -- finance, external affairs and defence.