A picture, reportedly the first of DMK president M Karunanidhi at Chennai’s Kaveri Hospital has been doing the rounds on Sunday.
In the picture, the former Tamil Nadu chief minister is visited by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Also see in the picture is Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi, and his son MK Stalin.
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Earlier, Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi said that her father, who had been hospitalised here in the early hours of Saturday, had improved and his blood pressure had been stabilised.
Karunanidhi, who is being treated for fever due to a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), was rushed to Kauvery Hospital here after his blood pressure dipped on Friday midnight.
The hospital issued a health bulletin stating that the DMK leader's blood pressure has been stabilised. Karunanidhi, who is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) continues to be treated by a panel of expert doctors, it said.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and other leaders visited the hospital to enquire about the ailing leader's health and met his children MK Stalin and Kanimozhi on Saturday.
"His condition is improving. Each one of us is praying for his speedy recovery. I'm sure he will return home in a few days," Azad said. He was accompanied by AICC Tamil Nadu in-charge Mukul Wasnik and TN Congress Committee president Su Thirunavukkarasar.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami told reporters in Salem that his government will provide all medical help to DMK leader Karunanidhi if needed. "He is a five-time chief minister and a sitting MLA. We will provide all help if needed," he said, responding to a query on whether the government has offered to provide any medical help.
