KATHMANDU: Former President Ram Baran Yadav on Tuesday visited journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, who was undergoing treatment at the Bir Hospital under the detention of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.

Dixit was detained by the anti-corruption constitutional watchdog on last Friday reportedly to probe into corruption allegations filed against him.

After he witnessed some health issues, Dixit was admitted at the Bir Hospital the next day.

Ex-Ram Baran Yadav visits @KanakManiDixit at Bir Hosp ICU pic.twitter.com/JtFWF3URpn

— Kunda Dixit (@kundadixit) April 26, 2016

The former President's visit has been interpreted as a part of public support Dixit has been enjoying despite his detention over corruption charges.

It has been learned that the duo talked for around 20 minutes.

After the arrest, the Commission has been facing a backlash from various quarters of life and the media that the arrest was guided by the personal hostility between Dixit and the Commission chief Lokman Singh Karki.