Anandiben skips office, takes rest at home due to weak health

Gandhinagar, 1 December 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel is taking rest today at her residence. The Chief Minister has avoided to come to office today due to weak health.

Anandiben is reportedly suffering from viral infection. Her routine medical check-up was conducted today by doctors from government hospital. Generally, viral infection takes at-least 3-5 days to cure.

The Chief Minister yesterday canceled her two days long Surat visit on health ground. Anandiben who celebrated her 74th birthday last month, generally works for 14-16 hours a day ever since she became Chief Minister(early this year). After becoming Chief Minister she has taken two days vacation in Selvas just before Diwali.

Official statement released by the Government of Gujarat yesterday read:”All official programmes of Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel have been cancelled due to health problems on Sunday.”

Anandiben was to attend several functions in Surat during her two days visit including Jain diksha mahotsav in which 45 persons are going to leave worldly life to become monk, mass wedding of 111 orphan girls sponsored by a billionaire Mr. Savani, regional review meeting in presence of all district collectors, SPs, municipal commissioner and DDOs from southern Gujarat districts, draw for allotments of affordable housing units, mass wedding of Ahir community, meeting with prominent citizens of Surat at hotel Gateway, visit to Gems and Jewellery machinery exhibition, a function to distribute kits to widows, inauguration functions hosted by Surat Municipal Corporation, meeting with SUDA and SMC officials etc.

Minister of state Vasuben Trivedi who is close to Anandiben was sent to attend some of the functions on Anandiben’s behalf. None of the functions in Surat has been canceled in absence of Anandiben.