Tamil Nadu MP A Ganeshamurthi, elected on DMK ticket, hospitalised

When asked about reports that the MP might have attempted suicide, authorities at the private hospital refused to comment.

ByPTI

Published Mar 25, 2024 | 4:40 PMUpdatedMar 25, 2024 | 4:40 PM

A Ganeshamurthi

A Ganeshamurthi of the MDMK, the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Erode, was hospitalised on Sunday, 25 March, with his condition stated to be serious by doctors.

According to police, at around 9:30 am on Sunday, Ganeshamurthi, who was elected on a DMK ticket in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Erode, developed uneasiness and was admitted to a private hospital here by his family members. After the check-up, he was admitted to the ICU and was put on a ventilator, police said.

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Refuses comment on suicide bid

When asked about reports that the MP might have attempted suicide, authorities at the private hospital in Erode where he was initially referred to, refused to comment.

The MP was later shifted to a private hospital in nearby Coimbatore, with two doctors and his family members accompanying him in the ambulance.

DMK’s S Muthusamy, State Minister for Urban Development and Housing and Excise and Prohibition, Dr C Saraswathy, BJP MLA from Modakurichi, AIADMK leader KV Ramalingam and some others rushed to the hospital and enquired about Ganeshamurthi’s health.

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