Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar was discharged from a hospital in Pune today. Doctors said all his medical tests were normal. <br/><br/>Pawar spent three days in this Hall hospital after he complained of exhaustion and breathlessness. He appeared cheerful and rejuvenated on his discharge.<br/><br/>Doctors attending to him have advised complete rest to the 76-year-old leader for a week, but he shot back saying he couldn't sit in one place for too long.<br/><br/>"I have tours lined up for the next two months without a single day off. Let's see how I can take rest. I hate sitting in one place too long," Pawar told reporters. He left for Mumbai later by a special helicopter, party officials said.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, who was hospitalised on Sunday following minor kidney problem and water retention, was discharged this morning from Pune-based Ruby Hall Clinic. He has been advised to take rest for a week.<br/><br/>NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik told agencies that after discharge from the hospital, Mr. Pawar left for Mumbai by a helicopter.