New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev’s close aide Acharya Balkrishna was taken ill on Friday evening and admitted to hospital in Rishikesh.
Sources in AIIMS, Rishikesh said he is recovering now.
Tweeting about the health condition of his close aide, Ramdev said, “…..on a Janmashtami function, a follower had brought a sweet (peda), which Balkrishna had consumed. He fell unconscious for a few hours after consuming it. It is due to your prayers and the Lord’s blessing that he will recover soon.”
According to sources, Balkrishna was admitted after a food-related allergy and a stomach infection.
“He was admitted after a food allergy and stomach infection. We are keeping a close eye on his condition,” a doctor in AIIMS, Rishikesh told IANS.
AIIMS Rishikesh Director Ravi Kant said, “We have done ECG, MRI, Liver Function Test, Electrolyte test, Kidney Function Test, BP etc, and they suggest he is normal. He will be all right in the next few hours.”
Balkrishna was admitted at 4:15 pm on Friday after he fell unconscious.
According to the latest health bulletin, he is now stable on all normal parameters.
It may be mentioned that Acharya Balkrishna cures diseases of others and he is the Chairman of Patanjali Ayurved company.