Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav hospitalised, condition said to be stable

Former defence minister and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has been admitted to a private hospital here after he complained of stomach and urine-related problems, a party spokesperson said.The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister (80) had gone to the Medanta Hospital here Wednesday night for his routine checkup, but the doctors admitted him for monitoring his health over some stomach and urine-related issues, Rajendra Chaudhary said.

"His condition is now stable. He is feeling better," he said. Mulayam's son and SP president Akhilesh Yadav, his younger brother and former state minister Shivpal Singh Yadav and other leaders visited him in the hospital on Thursday to enquire about his health, Chaudhary said. For the unversed, Mulayam Singh Yadav is the founder of Samajwadi Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, and 2003 to 2007 respectively. He was also the Minister of Defence in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998.