Manipal : Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Uma Bharti are likely to visit Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji on Monday.

Vishwesha Theertha Swami, the head of the Pejawar mutt in Karnataka was admitted to Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on Friday, December 20 morning. He was admitted to the hospital after he complained of respiratory difficulties around 5 am in the morning.

Statement from the hospital read, “Pejawar Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji was brought to Kasturba Hospital, Manipal with complaints of difficulty in breathing since 5 am this morning from a private hospital. He is currently serious and connected to a ventilator.”

Currently, the seer is being monitored on a ventilator support system.