India, Feb. 9 -- Former Union minister Sharad Pawar, 85, was being taken to a hospital in Pune from his residence in Baramati on Monday afternoon following complaints related to the throat as well as coughing.

The NCP (SP) chief's nephew, Shrinivas Pawar, said Pawar had been coughing persistently since last night and appeared to have chest congestion, following which he was taken to Pune for hospitalisation.

Ruby Hall Clinic chief cardiologist and managing trustee Dr Parvez Grant confirmed the development. "Upon arrival, a team of doctors will check him and accordingly further course of action will be decided," Dr Grant said.

Sharad Pawar is a survivor of oral cancer, which was diagnosed in the late 1990s. He underwent multiple surgeri...