Former Indian Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is seriously ill and is undergoing treatment for a lung disease, military hospital sources said on Thursday.
Ninety four-year-old Manekshaw, who had led India to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has developed ''acute broncho pneumonia'' with associated complications and his condition has been serious for the past four days.
He is being provided with best medical support at the intensive care unit of the military hospital, sources said, adding the team of doctors treating him was being assisted by a pulmonologist who has come from the Army Hospital in New Delhi.
A medical bulletin issued by Commanding Officer, Wellington, E J Kochekan, read, ''it is hoped that the Field Marshal will respond positively to the treatment''.
During this Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Manekshaw showed uncommon ability to motivate the forces, coupling it with a mature war strategy. The war ended with Pakistan's unconditional surrender, and the formation of Bangladesh. More than 45,000 Pakistani soldiers and 45,000 civilian personnel were taken as POWs. He masterminded the rout of the Pakistan Army in one of the quickest victories in the recent military history. This led to the Shimla Agreement which opened the door to the creation of the nation of Bangladesh as separate from Pakistan.
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