Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa critical after cardiac arrest: Security outside Apollo beefed up, supporters pray for Amma
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening and is said to be critical. State Governor Vidyasagar Rao rushed to Apollo in Chennai immediately but after meeting the AIADMK top brass for about 15 minutes, left the hospital with folded hands, without saying a word on Amma's health.
IndiaToday.in | Edited by Yashaswani Sehrawat
December 4, 2016 | UPDATED 03:07 IST
Hours after doctors in Apollo Hospital declared that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had recovered and that she would soon be returning home, the beloved AIADMK leader , popularly known as Amma, suffered a heart attack.
The Apollo Hospital in Chennai, where Jayalalithaa is being treated, said in a press release that after suffering the cardiac arrest, she was in a critical condition. Jayalalithaa has been in hospital since September 22 when her condition deteriorated suddenly.
Jayalalithaa is presently on extracorporeal membrane heart assist device and being treated by a team of expert doctors and critical care specialists.
An emergency cabinet meet was held inside the Apollo Hospital soon after the news about Jayalalithaa's cardiac arrest broke. However, no statement was issued by the AIADMK leaders.
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Meanwhile, upon hearing news of Jayalalithaa's condition, Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao reached the Apollo Hospital to check on the Chief Minister's condition.
However, contrary to expectations that he would address the press, he just folded his hands and left the hospital premises without saying a word on Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's health.
As news of Jayalalithaa's deteriorating health spread, the Tamil Nadu DGP issued a fax statement ordering deployment of a huge police force outside the Apollo Hospital in Chennai to keep the situation under control.
The anti-riot control police has also been placed on stand-by.
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