110-year-old Siddaganga Mutt seer hospitalised

Bengaluru, Jan 26 (PTI) The pontiff of the Siddaganga Mutt, Sivakumara Swamiji, was today admitted to a private hospital here following respiratory problem besides gall bladder and renal related complications,hospital sources said.
He was admitted this morning, an executive of the BGS Global Hospital said.
Hospital sources said doctors decided to operate upon him in the evening for gall bladder related problems and installed three stents successfully in his body.

Dr Ravindra, who performed the operation, said, the biggest challenge was giving anesthesia because his blood pressure was quite low.