Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS Delhi for routine check-up

New Delhi, Dec 26: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi on Monday (Dec 26).

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The 63-year-old minister was admitted to a private ward of the hospital around 12 pm, official sources said. Sources also added she was admitted to AIIMS Delhi for a routine check-up. On Saturday (Dec 25), Nirmala Sitharaman attended the 35th annual convocation of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University in Chennai.

The finance minister observed that medical education in Tamil Nadu should be taught in Tamil language as there was a definite need towards strengthening it.

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