Karunanidhi is better, BP has stabilised, says Kanimozhi

July 28, 2018 12:17

Ailing DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi was shifted to a Chennai hospital past midnight, hours after his son MK Stalin issued a statement that there is an improvement in his health and urged party workers not to believe rumours being spread.

His family said the 94-year-old veteran politician's condition suddenly declined later in the evening due to blood pressure issues. His entire family including sons MK Stalin and MK Alagiri, daughter M Kanimozhi and top DMK leaders rushed back to the house and decided to move him to Kauvery Hospital. "He is better. His blood pressure has stabilised," Kanimozhi told reporters this morning.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit met Stalin at the hospital today. There's heavy deployment of police personnel at the hospital as hundreds of supporters of Karunanidhi have gathered outside, holding posters and photos of the politician.

A health bulletin by the hospital at 2.30 am said the former Tamil Nadu chief minister was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at 1.30 am after "following drop in blood pressure".

"His blood pressure has stabilised with medical management and he continues to be monitored and treated by a panel of expert doctors," the hospital's executive director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said.

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