Gadkari undergoes surgery

New Delhi, September 14: BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday underwent a gastric bypass surgery for treatment of Type II diabetes at Saifi Hospital in Mumbai.

Gadkari (54) is a known diabetic and had poor control of his sugar levels with early diabetic nephropathy despite currently available medical management, according to Mufazzal Lakdawala, surgeon at the Saifi Hospital, who conducted the surgery.

His sugar levels were not under control for quite some time, he said.

–PTI