A Chennai hospital on Tuesday announced that ailing DMK president M Karunanidhi passed away. Karunanidhi was admitted to Chennai's Kauvery Hospital on July 28.
Earlier the hospital had said that Karunanidhi's health was 'extremely critical'.
"There has been significant decline in the clinical condition of Kalaignar M Karunanidhi over the last few hours. Despite maximum medical support, his vital organ functions continue to deteriorate," Hospital Executive Director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said in a bulletin.
"His condition is extremely critical and unstable," it said.
As concerns over Karunanidhi's condition mounted, a general alert was sounded across the state. Security was stepped at major installations including at the Kauvery Hospital and the Gopalapuram residence of the nonagenarian leader. As the crowd at the hospital swelled by the minute, the security has been increased and the main entrance has been completely barricaded.
Karunanidhi was admitted to the hospital on July 28 following a dip in his blood pressure. He is in the ICU ever since.
Here are the live updates on Karunanidhi's health condition:
6:30 PM: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to leave for Chennai shortly
5:28 PM: Leaves of all Tamil Nadu police personnel were cancelled and they were asked to report 'immediately' for duty. In an official communication, a copy of which is available with DNA, Tamil Nadu DGP directed all policemen to report ‘immediately in uniform’ for urgent law and order bandobast duty.
5:27 PM: Earlier, Karunanidhi's son and DMK working president M K Stalin called on Chief Minister K Palaniswami at his residence. Palaniswami also held a meeting with top officials and he reviewed the situation.
