"I am very much alive": Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar slams fake rumours of her death

Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar was hospitalised on Sunday after she complained of chest pain. Deputy mayor Suhas Wadkar said the chest pain is probably related to Covid recovery. According to the mayor's office, Pednekar had chest pain since last night and so she went for a check-up, following which she was hospitalised. As per reports, the three time MLA is recovering well. She also took to Twitter and rubbished rumours of her death. Taking to Twitter, the Shiv Sena leader said: "I am very much alive and taking treatment at the Global Hospital. Also FYI ate Dal Khichdi some time back." "I am sure as a leading media group you all are aware of basic Journalistic principles Please bother to verify such news. That's least one can expect," she added.

Dear @indiatoday

I am very much alive and taking treatment at the Global Hospital. Also FYI ate Dal Khichdi some time back.

I am sure as a leading media group you all are aware of basic Journalistic principles Please bother to verify such news. That's least one can expect. pic.twitter.com/4bkDBLqBc8

— Kishori Pednekar (@KishoriPednekar) July 18, 2021

Kishori Pednekar contracted Covid last year when she was admitted to the Seven Hills Hospital in Andheri. According to the Global Hospital where she was admitted on Sunday, the mayor is suffering from epigastric pain. "Honourable mayor is presently stable and she is under the care of Dr Praveen Kulkarni, senior cardiologist at Global Hospitals, Parel," said Dr Jigna Shrotriya, medical superintendent at the hospital. A statement from the mayor’s office also said that her condition was stable. Pednekar was appointed as the mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in 2019 after serving as a corporator for three terms during her political career as a Shiv Sena activist.