<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and other BJP leaders paid Congress leader Siddaramaiah a visit at a city hospital where he underwent angioplasty. </p>.<p>The visit soon became a laugh riot when Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa and Siddaramaiah, who otherwise engage in bitter political scuffles, locked horns in jest for a change.</p>.<p>“It’s now assured that you have a heart,” Eshwarappa said. To which Siddaramaiah responded, “You thought I didn’t?” The minister, defensive, said he had not said that openly. Siddaramaiah then quipped, “Well, I don’t know what or how you’ve learnt about the human anatomy.” The conversation left members in the room in splits, with Yediyurappa holding Siddaramaiah’s hands and laughing along. </p>.<p>Siddaramaiah, 71, said he will remain in the hospital for two more days. “I got a stent placed earlier. There was no problem all these years despite me being active. But then, one blood vessel had a block which was seen through an angiogram,” he said. He appealed to his followers not to worry about his health. “I am totally fine.”</p>.<p>AICC president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel and AICC general secretary K C Venugopal spoke with Siddaramaiah over phone and enquired about his health. </p>
<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and other BJP leaders paid Congress leader Siddaramaiah a visit at a city hospital where he underwent angioplasty. </p>.<p>The visit soon became a laugh riot when Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa and Siddaramaiah, who otherwise engage in bitter political scuffles, locked horns in jest for a change.</p>.<p>“It’s now assured that you have a heart,” Eshwarappa said. To which Siddaramaiah responded, “You thought I didn’t?” The minister, defensive, said he had not said that openly. Siddaramaiah then quipped, “Well, I don’t know what or how you’ve learnt about the human anatomy.” The conversation left members in the room in splits, with Yediyurappa holding Siddaramaiah’s hands and laughing along. </p>.<p>Siddaramaiah, 71, said he will remain in the hospital for two more days. “I got a stent placed earlier. There was no problem all these years despite me being active. But then, one blood vessel had a block which was seen through an angiogram,” he said. He appealed to his followers not to worry about his health. “I am totally fine.”</p>.<p>AICC president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel and AICC general secretary K C Venugopal spoke with Siddaramaiah over phone and enquired about his health. </p>
