Sai Baba close to death - Doctors
Doctors treating Indian spiritual leader Sai Baba, one of the
country’s most famous gurus, said Thursday his health was deteriorating
fast as devotees gathered to pray for his recovery.
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Sai Baba |
Police in Sai Baba’s hometown of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh,
southeast India, erected crowd barriers to control worried followers who
rushed to the hospital where he was being treated. Well-wishers have
converged on Puttaparthi, many of them sleeping out in the open on
pavements because of a lack of hotel rooms.
A medical bulletin said the vital organs of the 85-year-old Hindu
mystic were “showing very poor response to the treatment” since he was
hospitalised last month with a heart condition, lung congestion and
kidney failure.
“Non-functioning of the liver and persistent episodes of low blood
pressure are causing great worry to the doctors,” the bulletin said.
Sai Baba is credited by millions of followers around the world with
having supernatural powers, including an ability to conjure objects out
of thin air, remember past lives and cure terminal diseases.
He counts former prime ministers and presidents, top businessmen and
even Indian cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar among his followers. AFP |
