Wishes pour in on Twitter for speedy recovery of ailing Jaitley

NEW DELHI. Leaders across political spectrum wished speedy recovery and good health to finance minister Arun Jaitley, who yesterday confirmed that he was being treated for kidney related ailments.
Putting aside bitter political differences, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and prayed for senior BJP leader's recovery.


After recent apologizing to Jaitley, Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was among the first ones to wish his political rival.


West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee too conveyed her best wishes.


Siddaramaiah, the incumbent CM of poll bound Karnataka, where the BJP is trying to come back to power, felt sorry about Jaitley's health.


Former J&K CM and the National Conference leader Omar Abdullah wished on behalf of him and his father Farooq Abdullah.


Former AAP leader and co-founder of the Swaraj Abhiyaan, Yogendra Yadav had this to say.



Many other Congress leader like Shashi Tharoor, Deepender Hooda too wished Jaitley.



Putting rest to speculations, Jaitley yesterday confirmed on Twitter about his kidney problems.

"I am being treated for kidney related problems & certain infections that I have contracted. I am therefore currently working from controlled environment at home. The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me," he said.

Jaitley, 65, who has been skipping office since Monday and did not even take oath after being re-elected to the Rajya Sabha, was taken to AIIMS for diagonostic tests

Sources claim that the Rajya Sabha MP is likely to undergo a kidney transplant at AIIMS or Singapore and would stay in the hospital for 10-15 days as per the norms for this treatment. A donor had been identified and a doctor from outside the institute may be roped in to assist in performing the procedure.