New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday condoled the death of former national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr KK Aggarwal.
Taking to Twitter, Mr Kejriwal termed the demise a ”setback” for the country.
“Passing away of Dr. KK Aggarwal is a setback for the whole nation. He acted all his life for the health rights of common people especially poor, deprived n marginalized. A great human being. RIP,” Mr Kejriwal tweeted.
The cardiologist, who succumbed to Covid last night, was admitted to AIIMS here and was on ventilator support for the past few days. He was a recipient of Dr BC Roy Award in 2005 and Padma Shree award in 2010.