SRK's Father-in-law unwell

Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan made a quick dash to Delhi on Monday afternoon, as Gauri’s father, Ramesh Chandra Chhiba, suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday. He has been admitted to Max Hospital, Saket. A source informed, “Three of his arteries are blocked. Doctors have put the stent in one of them. In a few days, they’ll put the stent in the other two arteries. Within 10 days, he’ll be discharged.” While SRK left quickly to avoid disruption in the hospital, Gauri has stayed on.

The reason for the cardiac arrest of the 74-year-old retired colonel, informed the source, is genetic. “Otherwise, he is an extremely healthy and disciplined person. He does not drink and has no poor eating habits. He keeps very fit; until two days ago, he was playing golf. It’s in his genes. His brothers have also had the same problem.”

But Gauri was quite upset. At 74, she thinks he should have got his arteries tested well in advance. While Gauri will be here with her dad for the next few days, SRK left the city the same day at around 4pm to catch an evening flight to Mumbai. He did not stay overnight as their kids were alone at home. One of the reasons why Khan left early was also because of the chaos caused at the hospital. The source states that many people had crowded him and were apparently pushing each other to catch a glimpse of the star when he was outside the ICU. He was heard saying later, “This way, I’m only adding to his problems. It’s better if I leave than create disorder in the hospital.”

Sources at Max Hospital, Saket, confirmed the admission of Chhiba. They said that the hospital was trying to deny the location to anyone because there were immense security hassles they were facing, with staff and people alike trying to sneak in for a view of the Khan couple. The seniormost docs from the cardiology department were the only ones in the scheme of things, and the information about Chhiba’s treatment was being withheld from other docs too. They were, if sources are to be believed, consulting the family about releasing a public statement soon. But Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, Max Hospital, informed TOI, “SRK’s father-in-law is in the ICU and has got a mild attack. He’s under observation and he’s being looked after at the Cardiology Department.” We also heard that SRK was desperately looking for a place to smoke and was taken by the doctors to the basement of the hospital to smoke. On Tuesday afternoon, SRK posted on a micro blogging site saying, “Father in law better.He is a tough army man.matters of the heart complicated but not unsurmountable for him.inshallah will be fit soon (sic).”