TIA NEWS /Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is in good health and it is up to her to decide when to be discharged. The founder of Apollo Hospitals Prathap C Reddy, said that Jayalalithaa has “completely recovered”,
Apollo Hospital on Friday said it ‘asks and demands what she wants.’
The 68-year-old Chief Minister was admitted to Apollo hospital on September 22 with fever and dehydration.
Jayalalithaa’s health is ‘under control’ and she will soon be moved out of the Critical Care Unit (CCU) to a private room, a senior AIADMK leader said today.
According to reports, AIADMK leader C Ponnaiyan said, “The lung infection is under control. She has passed the critical stage. The respiratory system is being weaned away. It is being used on and off.”
He said that for the past one week, Jayalalithaa was having semi-solid food. Ponnaiyan said Jayalalithaa is also talking to people now.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O Panneerselvam has taken over Jayalalithaa’s portfolios while she remains in hospital.
The AIADMK top brass has refused to release photos of the ailing CM despite pleas from DMK chief M Karunanidhi. A number of top politicians and celebrities have so far visited Apollo Hospital, but have not been able to meet Jayalalithaa.
Doctors have said she needs a longer stay at the hospital as she had infection and was put on respiratory support.
According to Apollo, a team of specialists like cardiologists, respiratory physicians, consultants for infectious diseases, diabetologist and endocrinologist was treating Jayalalithaa.