Anna Hazare admitted to ICU in Mumbai with severe viral infection, dehydration
Doctors are currently conducting a detailed assessment of his health condition, following which further treatment will be determined. Hazare is being kept under observation in the ICU at Bombay Hospital.
Last UpdatedAug 31, 2026 22:17 IST 
Published byWritten ByAkash ChatterjeeSocial activist Anna Hazare has been admitted to the ICU at Bombay Hospital in Mumbai after his health condition deteriorated while he was undergoing treatment at a local hospital near his model village in Maharashtra's Ralegan Siddhi.
The veteran Gandhian activist was shifted to Mumbai for further medical care after he developed a severe viral infection and acute dehydration. He has been admitted under the supervision of Dr Gautam Bhansali.
Doctors are currently conducting a detailed assessment of his health condition, following which further treatment will be determined. Hazare is being kept under observation in the ICU at Bombay Hospital. Further details about his health are awaited.
The 89-year-old activist, who created a ripple in India's socio-political arena with his nationwide India Against Corruption (IAC) movement and his hunger strikes one-and-a-half decades ago, recently came out in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led Jantar Mantar protest over the NEET paper leak. Hazare condemned the alleged police violence against the protestors during their Parliament march rally on July 20.
Hazare wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged the government to engage in dialogue with protesting students and address their concerns.
In his letter, he said reports of violence and police action were "painful" and added that violence, damage to public property and unnecessary use of force had no place in a democracy.
He also said that the concerns of young people over paper leaks, delays in recruitment processes, unemployment and other issues should not be viewed merely as law-and-order challenges but as a reflection of wider social distress and expectations.
He also reaffirmed his commitment to the principle of non-violence, saying, "I have led 22 hunger strikes in my lifetime, and there was never any violence in any of them."
Hazare also observed a two-hour-long silent protest to express his solidarity with the Jantar Mantar protesters. On July 23, he observed the protest from 11 am to 1 pm.
Executive Editor at India Today, Head of the Mumbai Bureau, and Editor of the India Today Group’s Marathi digital news platform, Mumbai Tak. Has a keen interest in political reporting and analysis and closely follows developments across Mumbai and Maharashtra.
From the 2005 Mumbai deluge and the 26/11 terror attacks to the 2019 Maharashtra political turmoil, has witnessed and reported on major events from the ground. An economics postgraduate and Chevening Scholar, writes extensively on politics and investigative issues.
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