Cadres swell as Karunanidhi’s health condition deteriorates
Maintaining Vital Organ Functions A Challenge: Docs
Team TOI
Chennai:07.08.2018
After a week’s lull, roads around Kauvery Hospital in Chennai swelled with DMK cadres and well-wishers on Monday evening over news of a “decline” in the health condition of DMK president M Karunanidhi.
The former chief minister and DMK patriarch has been in the intensive care unit of the hospital since July
29. A two-paragraph press release signed by hospital executive director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said the medical condition of the 94-year-old former chief minister had been on the decline. “Maintaining his vital organ functions continues to remain a challenge, considering his age-related ailments. He is on continuous monitoring and is being treated with active medical support. His response to the medical intervention over the next 24 hours will determine the prognosis,” it said.
Meanwhile, most of his family members and senior party leaders remained at the hospital on Monday. Union minister for road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari, TNCC president Thirunavukkarasar, Dravidar Kazhagam leader K Veeramani and senior DMK leader K Anbazhagan visited the ailing leader.
PRAYERS POUR IN: M Karunanidhi’s son M K Stalin leaves Kauvery Hospital on Monday night. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the hospital over news of a ‘decline’ in the DMK chief’s condition | P 2
Wife Dayalu Ammal visits hosp with son
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal was on Monday afternoon brought to Kauvery Hospital on a wheelchair. It was her first visit to the hospital since the DMK chief was hospitalized in the wee hours of July 29. She was wheeled in by her son M K Tamilarasu.
Crowd in front of hospital cheers MK, says ‘get up’
Hundreds of people outside the hospital raised slogans, “Ezhunthuvaa thalaivaa ... polaam polaam Arivalayam polaam ... Gopalapuram polaam …” (Get up and come ... let’s go to Arivalayam ... let’s go to Gopalapuram).
As the crowd swelled, police introduced traffic diversions on TTK Road and deployed more personnel. Police also blocked traffic coming towards the traffic signal in front of the Hospital up to Desikan Salai on Luz Church Road, but vehicles were allowed on the other side. A posse of police personnel was posted and barricades placed to ensure smooth entry and exit of vehicles to the hospital. Police personnel were seen atop the Alwarpet flyover monitoring the crowd.
Maintaining Vital Organ Functions A Challenge: Docs
Team TOI
Chennai:07.08.2018
After a week’s lull, roads around Kauvery Hospital in Chennai swelled with DMK cadres and well-wishers on Monday evening over news of a “decline” in the health condition of DMK president M Karunanidhi.
The former chief minister and DMK patriarch has been in the intensive care unit of the hospital since July
29. A two-paragraph press release signed by hospital executive director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said the medical condition of the 94-year-old former chief minister had been on the decline. “Maintaining his vital organ functions continues to remain a challenge, considering his age-related ailments. He is on continuous monitoring and is being treated with active medical support. His response to the medical intervention over the next 24 hours will determine the prognosis,” it said.
Meanwhile, most of his family members and senior party leaders remained at the hospital on Monday. Union minister for road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari, TNCC president Thirunavukkarasar, Dravidar Kazhagam leader K Veeramani and senior DMK leader K Anbazhagan visited the ailing leader.
PRAYERS POUR IN: M Karunanidhi’s son M K Stalin leaves Kauvery Hospital on Monday night. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the hospital over news of a ‘decline’ in the DMK chief’s condition | P 2
Wife Dayalu Ammal visits hosp with son
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal was on Monday afternoon brought to Kauvery Hospital on a wheelchair. It was her first visit to the hospital since the DMK chief was hospitalized in the wee hours of July 29. She was wheeled in by her son M K Tamilarasu.
Crowd in front of hospital cheers MK, says ‘get up’
Hundreds of people outside the hospital raised slogans, “Ezhunthuvaa thalaivaa ... polaam polaam Arivalayam polaam ... Gopalapuram polaam …” (Get up and come ... let’s go to Arivalayam ... let’s go to Gopalapuram).
As the crowd swelled, police introduced traffic diversions on TTK Road and deployed more personnel. Police also blocked traffic coming towards the traffic signal in front of the Hospital up to Desikan Salai on Luz Church Road, but vehicles were allowed on the other side. A posse of police personnel was posted and barricades placed to ensure smooth entry and exit of vehicles to the hospital. Police personnel were seen atop the Alwarpet flyover monitoring the crowd.
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