Karunanidhi's health stabilising: Kauvery Hospital

<p>Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jul 28 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's health condition continued to be stable with ongoing medical support, Chennai's Kauvery Hospital said on Saturday.</p><p>In a statement, Executive Director of Kauvery Hospital, Dr. Aravindaran Selvaraj said that the 94-year-old leader is "being continuously monitored and treated by the panel of expert doctors in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)."</p><p>Earlier in the day, Karunanidhi's daughter and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Kanimozhi informed that his father's health condition is now better.</p><p>Addressing the media outside Kauvery Hospital, Kanimozhi said, "Karunanidhi's health condition is now better and his blood pressure is also stable."</p><p>Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad also visited the DMK chief at the hospital.</p><p>Karunanidhi was admitted to Kauvery Hospital's ICU at around 1:30 am after a sudden drop in blood pressure. Later, the hospital also released a statement stating that Karunanidhi's blood pressure was stabilised and he was under observation.</p><p>The DMK stalwart, who is suffering from fever due to urinary tract infection, was earlier undergoing treatment at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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