Health condition of former Indian president of  Pranab Mukherjee, who was  put on ventilator support after a surgery on Monday, has been worsened .  The Army's Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital made the disclosure on Tuesday, reports Times of India.  Mukharjee got admitted to the military hospital with critical health condition on Monday noon and tested positive for coronavirus.  Later, he was found with a large brain clot for which he underwent emergency life saving surgery.  In a statement, the hospital authority said "Shri Pranab Mukherjee's health condition continues to remain critical at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantonment. The former president, who underwent lifesaving emergency surgery for brain clot on 10 August 2020, has not shown any improvement and his health status has worsened. He remains on ventilator support." A multidisciplinary team of doctors is constantly monitoring the health of the former president. In a tweet on Monday, Mukherjee himself disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Covid-19 and urged people who had come in contact with him in the last week to isolate themselves and get tested for the novel coronavirus. Soon after the news of his hospitalisation, wishes poured in from various quarters for his early recovery and a number of leaders sent their wishes on Twitter.

President Ram Nath Kovind also spoke to Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee and enquired about his health on Monday evening.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also sent in his best wishes to the former president and wished him early recovery.

A powerful orator and scholar, Mukherjee had been a Congress stalwart before he was elected as India's 13th President and served from July 2012 to 2017 in the top post.