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Specialist Panel Recommends Continued Life Support as Achuthanandan’s Condition Stays Critical

He is under round-the-clock surveillance by a government medical team following a specialist panel’s review

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Overview

  • Achuthanandan’s blood pressure and kidney function remain unstable despite slight improvements from medication.
  • The 101-year-old former Kerala chief minister is receiving ventilator support, continuous renal replacement therapy and antibiotics.
  • A seven-member team from the Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram assessed his condition on July 1, endorsing ongoing intensive care.
  • His hospitalization on June 23 followed a suspected cardiac arrest at home where his son-in-law administered CPR.
  • Achuthanandan is the last surviving founding member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and served as Kerala’s chief minister from 2006 to 2011.