Manohar Parrikar responding well to treatment in US, says Suresh Prabhu

24 March,2018 05:59 PM IST |  Panaji  |  IANS

Parrikar is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer and was admitted to a New York hospital earlier this month


Manohar Parrikar. Pic/AFP

Panaji: Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is responding well to treatment in the US, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday.

"Spoke to @manoharparrikar who is responding well to treatment in the US. Hospital. Wished him speedy recovery, early return home to lead Goa," Prabhu said in in a tweet.

Parrikar is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer and was admitted to a New York hospital earlier this month.

After being admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai twice since February 15, he was flown to the US on March 7 for further treatment.

The Goa CMO has repeatedly maintained that Parrikar suffers from "mild pancreatitis".

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