Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was admitted to a private hospital in Guwahati early on Friday morning after he complained of chest pain.

Family sources said the 68-year-old senior politician was rushed to the city’s Downtown Hospital after he complained of chest pain and uneasiness.

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The hospital authorities, however, have not yet shared any details on his health status.

Earlier in September last year, Mahanta, a diabetic, was hospitalized in Guwahati after complaining of “very high pressure”.

Mahanta is the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA from the Barhampur Assembly constituency in central Assam’s Nagaon district.

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