A final decision on the brain surgery of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, will be taken by the doctors of AMRI hospitals on Monday.

For the moment the doctors have decided to continue with the medicines.

The 94 year old CPI (M) leader was admitted to the hospital on September 7, two days after he had fallen at his home. A blood clot was detected on the left side of his brain.  According to the latest bulletin released by the hospital authorities, Mr Basu condition is stable and is having normal food.

Among those who visited Basu in the hospital on Friday were the Left Front Chairman Biman Bose and politburo members Brinda Karat and Sitaram Yechury . West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has been the regular visitor to the hosipital.

Mr. Basu served as the chief minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.