Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman has suffered three mild strokes and admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital here where doctors described his condition as critical but stable.

Eighty-six-year-old Laxman suffered a stroke on Thursday last in Pune and was admitted to Sahyadri Hospital there, where he suffered two more mild strokes affecting his right portion and speech, Dr Vinkar Gunjal, a friend and a physician of Laxman said.