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Thackeray shared strong bond with his Muslim
physician
Sunday November 18, 2012 05:43:27 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
He was considered a right-wing Hindu leader -- but Shiv Sena
patriarch Bal Thackeray, who died Saturday, had full faith in a
Muslim doctor, who was treating him for the last four years.
One might never be able to solve the mystery as to why Thackeray
trusted his family's health on Jalil Parkar, but the meticulous
chest physician ensured that the trust was never broken.
In 2009, when Thackeray had severe breathing difficulty, it was
this doctor, trained in the United States, who came to his aid and
over a period of time became a permanent visitor to Matoshri --
the Thackeray residence.
Even as Thackeray headed a party known for its right-wing Hindu
nationalist views, Parkar never complained of any religious
biases. He in fact said Thackeray was one of the kindest souls he
had interacted with.
It was evident from the fact that Parkar was choked up and had
visibly damp eyes while he, and not a party member, announced the
death of the 86-year-old Shiv Sena founder.
Party workers also acknowledged Parkar's required presence at
Matoshri. He was even seen sitting behind a frail Thackeray as he
addressed the party's signature Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in
central Mumbai last year.
Such was the faith Thackeray had in Parkar that even party
spokesperson Sanjay Raut publicly acknowledged it and praised
Thackeray and Parkar for the bond that they shared.
Raut had said Thackeray never had any problems with a Muslim
doctor leading a team of doctors treating him. "He had immense
faith in Dr. Parkar," Raut had said earlier.
After all, it was Parkar's constant care and perfect prescription
that helped bring under control Thackeray's chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, a lung disease that makes breathing difficult.
And it did not stop at that.
Parkar was right there when Thackeray's son Uddhav fell ill in
July. Like his father, who has had two heart interventions - the
first in 1996 and the second in 2009 done by Parker - Uddhav too
underwent two angioplasty procedures in July and October. Parkar
was at Uddhav's side then too.
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