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Karunanidhi admitted to hospital after uneasiness in breathing

M Karunanidhi has been admitted to the Kauvery Hospital, on Wednesday for an endoscopic procedure, in Chennai.

Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday to undergo a minor procedure, an official said.

The nonagenarian leader "has been admitted for a minor procedure - change of (Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy) PEG tube. He will be discharged from the hospital later today," Kauvery Hospital Executive Director S Aravindan said in a statement.

According to reports, the DMK supremo was admitted to the hospital after he complained of uneasiness in breathing.

The veteran leader has been ill since 2016 and has been getting treatment at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai.

( Source : PTI/ANI )
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