New Delhi:
Suffering from persisting cough and back-ache, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today reached Delhi for treatment in a super-speciality hospital.
74-year-old Anna flew from Pune and reached the Delhi airport at around 1:30 pm. He was taken to Medanta Hospital in adjoining Gurgaon.
The Gandhian will undergo a "detailed medical check-up" as he was suffering from persisting cough and back-pain, his close aides said.
Anna was treated for acute bronchitis at Sancheti Hospital in Pune earlier this month after he called off his three-day hunger strike for a strong Lokpal Bill midway.
Earlier last year, after calling off his 12-day hunger strike in Ramlila Maidan in August, Anna had gone to Medanta for treatment. The doctors, led by Naresh Trehan, had also constantly monitored his condition during his agitation at the Ramlila Maidan.
Anna's health condition has forced him to call off the jail bharo agitation and prevented him from taking a tour of the five poll-bound states.
However, he has said that he will embark on a nation-wide tour soon after he recovers from his illness during which he will "awaken" the people on the issue of corruption. He also said he will not speak about indulging in violence.
"Soon after I regain my health, I will embark on an all-India tour. Then the corrupt people will understand that the allegations they level against me will not have an effect on people," he said.