Indian former president Venkataraman passes away

NEW DELHI. January 28. KAZINFORM India's former president R Venkataraman passed away on Tuesday in New Delhi, according to NDTV.

"His general condition has progressively deteriorated since admission despite intensive medical and nursing care," Commandant of Indian Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Lieutenant General O P Mathew said earlier in the day. The 98-year-old former President was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 12 with complains of Urosepsis (a toxic condition caused by the extravasation of urine into bodily tissues). "He was suffering from multi-organ failure and was on advanced life support systems including ventilator support, continuous hemodialysis and drugs to keep his blood pressure normal," Mathew said. Venkataraman had served as the eighth President of the country from July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.