TDP's Andhra candidate Dr Gottipati Lakshmi delays election campaign to perform C-Section: 'Babies, smiles motivate me'
ALSO READ: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election: TDP, JanaSena announce first joint list of 118 seats — Room left for BJP? She was about to leave to campaign on Thursday when she was informed about a woman who was losing amniotic fluid — which can cause miscarriage — and had been referred to a hospital in Guntur, NDTV reported. According to another report, Lakshmi "was called for a medical emergency when the mother developed complications and there was no Gynae to attend immediately." ALSO READ: Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan to fight Andhra Pradesh elections from Pithapuram after BJP-TDP-JSP pact "The doctors at the private hospital had referred her [woman] to Guntur. I went there and conducted the surgery to save the mother and child," Lakshmi told NDTV.
She reportedly performed C-section on the woman in danger. Both the mother and the baby are healthy. Meanwhile, the TDP posted on X a video of Lakshmi with her patient.
"The candidate of Telugu Desam who is campaigning for election of Darshi constituency, Dr. Gottipati Lakshmi, showed humanity. A cesarean section was performed on a pregnant woman in an emergency situation and the mother and child were saved," the party said on Thursday.
ALSO READ: BJP seals alliance with Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP, Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena ahead of Lok Sabha elections Lakshmi retweeted the TDP's post and said, “Nothing in this world brings me more joy than welcoming a life onto this Earth. Babies and smiles motivate me to keep going. It was a good day".
"I will build a hospital here once the TDP wins," she was quoted as saying.. TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launded Lakshmi. "Good Job!," he posted on X.
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