• 'Papa and sister are fine,' says Tejashwi after Lalu Yadav's kidney transplant went successful

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    'Papa and sister are fine,' says Tejashwi after Lalu Yadav's kidney transplant went successful

    "Papa has been transferred from the operating theatre to the intensive care unit following a successful kidney transplant operation.

    Digital Desk: RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav underwent successful kidney transplant surgery in Singapore and has been transferred to ICU, according to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. Yadav stated in a tweet that both Prasad and Rohini Acharya, his elder sister who donated a kidney to her father, are doing well after the transplant.

    "Papa has been transferred from the operating theatre to the intensive care unit following a successful kidney transplant operation. Both the donor's elder sister, Rohini Acharya, and our national president are in good health. Thank you for your kind words and prayers "He said this while uploading a video clip.

    The RJD president, who has been suffering from a host of ailments, has been recommended to seek a kidney transplant. His daughter Rohini Acharya, who lives in Singapore, came to his rescue.

    According to sources, Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Bhola Yadav, his son Tejashwi Yadav and his political advisor Sanjay Yadav, former Bihar Head Minister Rabri Devi, and his eldest daughter Misa Bharti are all in Singapore to support the RJD chief.

    Before her operation today, Acharya took to Twitter to post photos with her father, writing, "Ready to rock and roll. Wish me a good luck."

    Yadav, who is out on bail, has been imprisoned for his participation in fodder cases and has been hospitalized in Delhi and Ranchi for treatment on multiple occasions.