Karunanidhi health updates: DMK patriarch continues to remain stable, says Kauvery Hospital

Kauvery Hospital releases statement on Karunanidhi’s health

The 94-year-old leader was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Kauvery Hospital around 1:30 am. On being admitted, the hospital stated that the five-time CM was brought there after his blood pressure had dropped and was being treated for fever due to urinary tract infection.

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DMK leaders, including party working president and Karunanidhi’s son M K Stalin, and other frontline leaders such as Duraimurugan, Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and former Union minister A Raja were present at the hospital.

After reports emerged that Karunanidhi has been hospitalised, a huge crowd of DMK supporters have camped outside the Kauvery hospital praying for his health and shouting party slogans. There is a heavy police deployment at the hospital as well.

Crowd gathers outside Karunanidhi’s Gopalapuram residence. (Express photo)

Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, senior AIADMK leaders D Jayakumar, P Thangamani, S P Velumani and Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Haasan were among others the host of leaders who visited the ailing leader and wished him a speedy recovery.

The 94-year-old former chief minister has been not keeping well for a couple of years has been receiving on and off medical treatment for age-related ailments. Recently, he underwent a procedure to change his tracheostomy tube, provided to help breathing.

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