Indian PM undergoes heart surgery

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh underwent heart surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) yesterday, reported the news agency IANS.

The surgery was conducted by a team of 11 doctors led by well-known cardio-thoracic surgeon Ramakant Panda, vice chairman of Mumbai's Asian Heart Institute, New Delhi. Manmohan Singh underwent a bypass surgery in Britain in 1991. Heart bypass surgery performed on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday was successful, a spokesman for the ruling Congress party said.

Singh, who was operated on after complaining of chest pains earlier in the week, was expected to be in intensive care at the premier state-run All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi for at least the next 48 hours.