Maharashtra CM’s Wife Rashmi Thackeray Hospitalised For COVID-19 Treatment

Rashmi Thackeray in Hospital: Rashmi Thackeray, the wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. She is undergoing COVID-19 treatment at the facility. Thackeray was taken to the hospital after she complained of weakness.

Rashmi Thackeray tested positive for COVID-19 on March 23 after her son, Maharashtra state tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray had also tested positive for the disease on March 20. She was been in quarantine at the Chief Minister’s official residence, Varsha, since then.

Rashmi Thackeray in Hospital after complaining of weakness

Rashmi Thackeray, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, admitted to a private hospital after she complained of weakness. She had tested positive for COVID19 on March 23.

— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2021

“As she was experiencing a persistent cough, it was decided to admit her to hospital so that she gets proper medical attention, a Sena functionary close to Uddhav Thackeray said, as per a TOI report.

Rashmi and Uddhav Thackeray took the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at the government-run JJ Hospital on March 11. On March 20, their son Aaditya had tested positive for the virus.

Rashmi Thackeray is the editor of Saamana, the mouthpiece of Thackeray's party Shiv Sena. The daily was founded by her father-in-law Balasaheb Thackeray.

The couple met through Jayjaywanti Thackeray, the daughter of the late Shrikant Thackeray and sister of Raj Thackeray and Bal Thackeray’s niece, who used to work with Rashmi and got married on December 13, 1989.

The 54-year-old encouraged the Sena chief to enter active politics. She played a critical role in his ascent to power and even contributed to son Aditya’s election campaign in 2019. Apart from politics, Rashmi is also a part of multiple business ventures including two companies where she holds the position of a director.

Maharashtra is one of the Indian states to be worst affected by the second wave of COVID-19. However, since the last two, the number of daily coronavirus cases has seen a significant dip, both on national and state level. As per a report by The Indian Express, on Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 27,918 new cases of the disease whereas the number stood over 40,000 cases just two days ago. A total of 45,000 new cases were reported across the country, as compared to 60,000 new cases that were being reported consecutively for the past three days.

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