AIMPLB vice-prez health deteriorates

Lucknow: Vice-president All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Kalbe Sadiq, who was undergoing treatment at a city hospital here, was on Tuesday shifted

to Medanta hospital in Gurgaon.

The noted Shia cleric was rushed to the Medanta hospital in Gurugram by air ambulance after his condition deteriorated, his son Kalbe Hussain said.

"He had fallen ill in February but had recovered ... he again fell ill about a week ago", Kalbe Hussain said.

He added that doctors suspect stomach cancer and that tests are being carried out to decide on the future course of treatment.