Karunanidhi will require extended hospitalisation due to 'decline' in general health: Hospital

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited DMK patriarch Karunanidhi, who is undergoing treatment at Kauvery hospital in Chennai.

"Although there has been a resolution of the condition which led to his hospital admission, an extended period of hospitalisation will be necessary due to age-related overall decline in his general health, altered liver function and haematological parameters," hospital's Executive Director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said in a press release.

Recalling that the former chief minister was admitted with a drop in blood pressure on July 28, he said Karunanidhi was later "resuscitated and stabilised" in the ICU and managed by a team of doctors and nurses.
There was a setback in his clinical condition on July 29 due to difficulty in breathing, but the DMK leader "responded well to medical management and his vital signs have gradually normalised", he said.

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Selvaraj said Karunanidhi continues to maintain his vital signs with active medical support.

Karunanidhi is in the intensive care unit of the hospital for the fourth day today.

Gandhi, who visited Karunanidhi in the ICU, said the ailing leader was stable.

“I visited Kalaignar today. Wonderful to see that the Tamil fighting spirit that has endeared him to millions, is still strong! I join his fans all around the world, his well-wishers and his family, in wishing him a speedy recovery,” Gandhi tweeted after meeting Karunanidhi.

The nonagenarian leader was suffering from fever and infection for the past few days and was being treated round-the-clock by a team of hospitals and nursing professionals at his house.

Earlier in the day, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar had said Karunanidhi was “stable and breathing on his own”. Karunanidhi’s son M K Stalin had said last night his condition was stable.