<p> According to a party office-bearer, 83-year-old Thackeray was admitted to the hospital for a lung infection.<br /><br />“He had breathing problems since yesterday and was rushed to hospital,” the party official said.<br /><br />Thackeray will be kept under observation, he said, adding he did not know how long the Shiv Sena chief would remain in hospital.<br /><br />The Sena leader has been ailing for sometime and stopped attending party functions, leaving the day-to-day functioning of the party, which he founded four decades ago, to son Uddhav.</p>
<p> According to a party office-bearer, 83-year-old Thackeray was admitted to the hospital for a lung infection.<br /><br />“He had breathing problems since yesterday and was rushed to hospital,” the party official said.<br /><br />Thackeray will be kept under observation, he said, adding he did not know how long the Shiv Sena chief would remain in hospital.<br /><br />The Sena leader has been ailing for sometime and stopped attending party functions, leaving the day-to-day functioning of the party, which he founded four decades ago, to son Uddhav.</p>