Karunanidhi stable, says hospital
Chennai, July 28 (IBNS): The condition of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, undergoing treatment at Kauvery Hospital, now stable, a health bulletin released by the hospital said on Saturday afternoon.
“His blood pressure has been stabilised with medical management and he continues to be monitored and treated by a panel of experts,” media reports quoted Kauvery Hospital’s Executive Director Aravindan Selvaraj as saying.
The 94-year-old leader, who was earlier under treatment at home, was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital in the wee hours after his blood pressure had dropped.
He is being treated for fever due to urinary tract infection. l.
Meanwhile, security was tightened at the former CM’s residence.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit met Stalin at the hospital today.
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has issued a statement from Salem saying that the government is willing to provide all medical help to DMK president M. Karunanidhi, if it is sought. "He is a five-time CM and has ruled the State for long," he says.
Several top Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have expressed their concerns over Karunanidhi's health and wished him a speedy recovery.
On Friday, Tamil Nadu ministers and actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan visited Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam was among the ministers who visited the DMK chief's house.
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