Shot Indian political leader remains critical

A senior leader of India's opposition Hindu nationalist party who was shot by his brother at the weekend remains in critical condition following two operations, a hospital spokesman said Monday.
"The condition of Pramod Mahajan remains critical. He is on ventilatory support. His kidneys continue to function poorly," Anupam Verma of Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital told reporters.
"The heavy bleeding in his liver has now stopped," he said. He said Mahajan, 56, underwent a second operation late Sunday after his condition became unstable.
Mahajan, a senior general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was shot three times in the abdomen early Saturday morning by his younger brother following an argument, police said. The three bullets could not immediately be removed because of the extent of injuries to his liver, pancreas and small intestines, doctors said.