Head of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Satnarayan Maharaj has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) overnight Sunday after showing “signs of recovery.”
Maharaj, a polarising and controversial figure for decades, suffered a stroke on November 1 and has been hospitalised since then.
In a statement from the Maha Sabha yesterday, on Radio and TV Jaagriti, it was revealed that Maharaj showed signs of improvement over the weekend and was moved to a private room.
“A highly qualified team, led by Professor Vijay Narinesingh, undertook a meticulous regime of round the clock medical care, running a scan and other necessary tests,” the Maha Sabha said.
Despite the minimal signs of recovery, his condition remains “guarded.”
Guardian Media learnt that the Maha Sabha executives met over the weekend to determine the way forward and the next leader for the Maha Sabha, but upon learning of Maharaj’s signs of recovery, they have put aside those meetings and are now awaiting more reports on his improvement.
On Monday, Guardian Media reported that Maharaj was warded at Medical Associates, a private health facility in St Joseph.
Sources at that facility explained on Sunday that Maharaj was on a ventilator and the doctors were trying to transition him to oxygen therapy yesterday morning.
GML learnt then that Maharaj’s eyes were not opening and this was the reason the doctors were keeping him on the ventilator.
According to the medical staff at the hospital, when he was admitted Maharaj was unable to move his hands or feet.
However, medical staff confirmed that his hands and legs were now moving slightly on his right side.