BJP President Amit Shah was on Sunday discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, where he was admitted after contracting swine flu. "With the grace of god, I am fully healthy now and have come home after being discharged from the hospital. I am grateful to all of you for wishing me speedy recovery," the BJP National President said in a tweet in Hindi.
Earlier in the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party's media cell convenor Anil Baluni had confirmed the news. "It's a matter of joy, happiness that our President Amit Shahji has been discharged from AIIMS. He is completely healthy and has reached his residence. Thanks to all the well-wishers and party cadres for their wishes," Baluni tweeted.
Amit Shah, 54, was admitted on Wednesday. He was under the observation of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria.
ईश्वर की कृपा से अब मैं पूर्ण रूप से स्वस्थ हूँ और आज अस्पताल से डिस्चार्ज होकर अपने आवास पर आ गया हूँ। मेरे स्वास्थ्य लाभ के लिए आप सभी के द्वारा प्रेषित शुभकामनाओं के लिए ह्रदय से आभारी हूँ।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 20, 2019
हम सभी के लिए हर्ष का विषय है कि हमारे यशस्वी राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @AmitShah जी आज पूर्ण रूप से स्वस्थ हो AIIMS से डिस्चार्ज होकर अपने निवास आ गये हैं। सभी शुभचिंतकों व कार्यकर्ता बंधुओं की शुभकामनाओं के लिए हृदय से आभार।
— Anil Baluni (@anil_baluni) January 20, 2019
Pon Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping, took to Twitter to convey his wishes to Amit Shah. "Happy to hear that our BJP National President Amit Shah ji has been discharged from AIIMS today. Prayers for his good health and wellness," he tweeted.
Happy to hear that our @BJP4India National President Sh @AmitShah ji has discharged from AIIMS today. Prayers for his good health and wellness.
— Pon Radhakrishnan (@PonnaarrBJP) January 20, 2019
On Wednesday, Amit Shah also took to Twitter to inform about his health condition where he wrote that he is being kept under observation. As per sources at AIIMS, Amit Shah was admitted following complaints of chest congestion and breathing issues. The BJP chief arrived at the hospital at around 9 pm and is admitted to the old private ward of the hospital.
This came after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was rushed to the US for medical treatment on Wednesday. He was diagnosed with soft tissue cancer and is undergoing treatment in New York.
(With inputs from IANS)