CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening, Apollo hospital said in a statement. His condition is critical and kept on ventilator.
The hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, suffered a cardiac arrest this evening, She is being treated and monitored by a team of experts including Cardiologists, Pulmonologist and the Critical Care Specialists,” Apollo Hospitals said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks to Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao and enquires about health of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
The team, comprising Dr G Khilnani, Professor, Department of Pulmonology Medicine, Dr Anjan Trikha, Professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care and Dr Nitish Nayak, Professor, Department of Cardiology, has been visiting the hospital regularly ever since the 68-year-old AIADMK supremo was admitted on September 22.
The hospital, which had been issuing bulletins on her health status, has said she was being treated for infection.