Finance Minister Sitharaman Hospitalised 

on Monday, Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister for the Union of India

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She was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for a checkup and treatment of a minor stomach infection.

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The 63-year-old was reportedly admitted to the hospital around Monday lunchtime for a preventative checkup and is expected to be released soon.

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Even official channels assured us that she was fine and that we should not worry.

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The 63-year-old minister's hospitalisation is extremely unfortunate timing

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The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University celebrated its 35th annual convocation on Saturday, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was in attendance.

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The state of Tamil Nadu's minister of finance recently made the point that the state's medical schools should provide instruction in the Tamil language to better meet the state's needs.

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