Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Ailing hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was Wednesday admitted to a city hospital following deterioration of his health.

"The ailing Hurriyat Conference leader, whose visa to travel to the US for treatment is still to come, was admitted to the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital here following deterioration of his health Wednesday evening," said sources at the hospital.

Official sources here said that the Hurriyat leader, along with his son Naseem-uz-Zaffar, had applied for the US visa earlier this week for his treatment. Geelani has been suffering from cancer.

"We have been waiting for the visa formalities to be over but we have been informed that the case would be sent to Washington for clearance by the US state department," a TV channel said quoting Naseem.