:dateline:Sikh24 expresses condolences to the family of SGPC President Avtar Makkar who lost their son Tejinderpal Singh Soni earlier this morning.� Soni, aged 37, was undergoing treatment at the PGI Hospital in Chandigarh where he passed away due to liver failure.� Mr. Soni�s funeral is scheduled to take place tomorrow at the Model Town Extension in Ludhiana.
As per doctor reports, Tejinderpal had developed a liver infection and was seeking treatment in Chandigarh where he passed away.� Soni�s condition had deteriorated over the past few days and a special team of doctors were overseeing the task of his treatment. �Sikh24 has been told that Soni was undergoing treatment for liver cirrhosis.
As per a medical report by the PGI in 2o11, alcohol abuse is leading to a rise in liver diseases. �The PGI finding expressed concern over the increasing number of liver diseases in the state of Punjab.
Prof. Yogesh Chawla, head of hepatology PGI,�had said in 2011 that most patients at his clinic come from Punjab. �These patients’ cases are “either as alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis or liver cancer all of which have a devastating course which leads to complications like blood vomiting, coma, abdominal distension, and swelling of body and ultimately may require a liver transplant.” (TNN, April, 2011)
The entire office of SGPC in Sri Amritsar was said to be in grief over the passing away of Soni.� Sikh24 has received unverified information which may be disclosed in the coming days over the reasons behind Makkar�s son’s passing.
