“Akber Uddin Owaisi has regained consciousness and his health is gradually improving” sais doctor attending on him .
Owaisi was injured when assailants opened fire at him at Barkas on Saturday, sparking off tension in the old city of Hyderabad.
“Owaisi had suffered injuries to left kidney, upper portion of large intestine, urinary bladder and ‘left upper limb’,” a bulletin issued by the Medical Director of the super-speciality Care Hospital here, said.
He is on ventilator and other medical support system to maintain blood pressure, it said.
Reports are coming in from the hospital, and well wishers of Akberuddin Owaisi, said that he has gained consciousness, and has come out of the support of ventilator too. Owaisi needs a second surgery today for the abdominal injuries, according to doctors.
Earlier, Akbaruddin’s elder brother and MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi MP termed his condition as ‘very critical’ and appealed to people to pray for his recovery.
Former chief minister K. Rosaiah, YSR Congress party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and state minister Shankar Rao visited the hospital.
Police have arrested Mohammed Pehlwan, suspected to be the mastermind behind the attack. He had a long running dispute with the legislator over a piece of land.