Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon visit Chennai to enquire about the health status of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been hospitalised, minister of State for highways and shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said today.

"The prime minister is keen to know about the health condition of Jayalalithaa and get updates on it and will soon visit Chennai," he told reporters at nearby Tirupur.

Jayalalithaa was admitted to Apollo hospital on September 22 for fever and dehydration.

A galaxy of leaders, including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah had visited the hospital since then to enquire about her health status.