Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu visits DMK chief M Karunanidhi at hospital

Karunanidhi was admitted into the intensive care unit at Kauvery Hospital on Saturday after his blood pressure dropped

M Karunanidhi
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit visit former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Supremo M Karunanidhi at the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Sunday
T E Narasimhan Chennai
Last Updated : Jul 29 2018 | 3:47 PM IST
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday met Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M Karunanidhi at a private hospital in Chennai and enquired about his health with the attending doctors.  

A statement issued by DMK said that Naidu and Purohit enquired about Karunanidhi's health with the attending doctors and family members, including the DMK supremo's son, M K Stalin, at the hospital. 


In a bulletin on Saturday night, the hospital said that Karunanidhi's condition was stable, with ongoing active medical support. 

The 94-year-old was admitted into the intensive care unit at Kauvery Hospital at 1.30 am on Saturday after his blood pressure dropped. 


Following treatment, his blood pressure stabilised.

DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan on Saturday told reporters that Karunanidhi would be in the hospital for two more days. 

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