Kauvery Hospital's latest medical bulletin on the health of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi has just been release. The bulletin says there has been a significant decline in the health condition of Karunanidhi in the last few hours. His condition is extremely critical and unstable. Despite continued medical support his organ functions continue to deteriorate, the bulletin said. 


DMK supporters have gathered outside the hospital, even as security has been upped. Karunanidhi's family has met Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami.
Riot control police has been deployed outside Kauvery Hospital.


Even as Karunanidhi's health deteriorated, his son and party working president M K Stalin led a delegation of family members and senior leaders to Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswamis official residence on Greenways Road in Chennai around 2.30pm today. Sources said Stalin had briefed the chief minister on his fathers health. There have already been 21 deaths over the Karunanidhi's health and the government is taking no chances.


The 94-year-old five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister was being continuously monitored and treated with active medical support, a press release issued by the hospital said.


The hospital bulletin yesterday had said maintaining his vital organ functions continues to remain a challenge considering his age related ailments.

"His response to the medical interventions over the next 24 hours will determine the prognosis," Executive Director of the Hospital Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said in the terse two-paragraph release.


The doctors said that Karunanidhi is under 24-hour medical observation and on active support.  "His response to the medical interventions over the next 24 hours will determine the prognosis," Executive Director of the Hospital Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said yesterday.


Soon after the news of a decline in Karunanidhi's condition spread, hundreds of his supporters gathered outside the hospital, including a large number of women, some failing to control their tears, others waving at the TV cameras, preparing for a vigil at the facility in downtown Alwarpet. His supporters say that all they want is for Karunanidhi,


Image: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu was among the line-up of VVIPs who met the DMK leader in hospital.