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The health condition of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has become very critical on Monday, following a cardiac arrest she had on Sunday evening.
She was admitted to Apollo Hospital, Chennai, on September 22. Initially, the hospital said that it was due to fever and dehydration. Later, the hospital said that the experts are treating her for infection and is taking expert opinion from Richard Beale, a specialist and consultant from the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, who was flown in from the UK.
After nearly 73 days, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening.
On Monday evening local TV channels have started flashing saying the Chief Minister has died, following which angry mob have started pelting stones at ambulances outside the hospital. The shops and petrol bunks have closed and the residents rushed to nearby retail stores to buy essential products. Within hours all the products were sold.
However, Apollo Hospital denied the reports and said that the Chief Minister continues to be on life support at the Apollo Hospitals.
Immediately the hospital released a statement and denied the reports. Apollo said, the Apollo Specialists and specialists from the AIIMs are continually monitoring the Chief Minister very closely.
"Some TV channels are wrongly reporting that the Chief Minister is no more. This is totally baseless and false. they are advised to rectify this mistake based on this press release," Apollo Hospitals said.
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Chief Minister continues to be very critical, said Sangita Reddy, joint managing director, Apollo Hospitals on Monday morning. She said, doctors are closely monitoring the Chief Minister's condition and they are trying their very best.
Schools, colleges and offices which opened on Monday morning, started closing in the afternoon. IT companies and other institutions have asked their employees to work from home for the next one or two days.
Later in the day, Apollo Hospitals issued an official statement saying that the Chief Minister continues to be very critical and is on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and other life support systems.
The Chief Minister is being treated and closely monitored by a team of experts, says Apollo Hospitals in a statement. Later on the day, four doctors from AIMS flew down to Chennai.
The London doctor Richard Beale, who treated Jayalalithaa ever since she was admitted at Apollo said her condition was “extremely grave.” Beale is a consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at London Bridge Hospital.
In a statement issued he said, “the situation is extremely grave, but I can confirm that everything possible is being done to give her the best chances of surviving this shocking event.”
“This is the most advanced level of support available and is the approach the best centres internationally would take in this situation,” Beale said.
On Monday morning AIADMK's 136 MLAs have met at Apollo Hospitals and later in the day at party's headquarters. The outcome of the meeting was not disclosed immediately.
Jayalalithaa's followers have been coming to the hospital ever since news broke Jayalalithaa suffered cardiac arrest.