Erode MP and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) senior leader A. Ganeshamurthi, 77, was on Sunday rushed to a private hospital in a critical condition.
According to the police, the family members of Mr. Ganeshamurthi, a resident of Periyar Nagar in Erode, heard him vomiting and, by the time they rushed to his aid, he was found lying in an unconscious state.
They immediately admitted him to a private hospital in Erode. Doctors administered first aid and referred the MP to a private hospital in Coimbatore. Hospital sources claimed Mr. Ganeshamurthi was in a critical condition.
Functionaries from various political parties, including Housing and Urban Development Minister S. Muthusamy, Modakurichi MLA C. Saraswathi from BJP, and former Minister K.V. Ramalingam from AIADMK, visited the MP at the hospital.
Erode town police are investigating the incident.
Police sources said they were yet to receive a complaint from the MP’s family members.
Mr. Ganeshamurthi was denied a party ticket this time. The MDMK was allotted the Tiruchi Lok Sabha seat by the DMK.
MDMK principal secretary Durai Vaiko visited Mr. Ganesamoorthy at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital in Coimbatore late on Sunday.
He told journalists that Mr. Ganeshamurthi was undergoing treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support and was rushed to hospital for treatment at the right time.
