Overview

• He was admitted on October 5 to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai for a cardiac evaluation under senior interventional cardiologist G. Sengottuvelu.
• A hospital release said his condition is stable, with discharge expected after routine assessments in the next couple of days.
• The PMK issued a statement on the night of October 5 urging cadres not to panic about the 86-year-old leader’s health.
• Anbumani Ramadoss visited his father at the hospital in their first meeting since last December’s public fallout over party leadership.
• Reconciliation efforts within the party remain unresolved, as Anbumani continues to assert that he is PMK president citing an Election Commission–ratified resolution.