Overview
- Ramadoss, who collapsed Sunday during a campaign event in Salem, has been moved to Chennai for specialized care according to party sources.
- Doctors who treated the 86-year-old in Salem said he is stable, citing exhaustion and a possible drop in blood pressure, and they recommended observation and rest.
- He fainted shortly after finishing a speech supporting PMK candidate Arul in the Salem West area, where police, party workers, and his daughter provided first aid before an ambulance transfer to a private hospital.
- Party sources said a team in Chennai is expected to manage his care at Apollo Hospitals, with monitoring planned before any return to the trail.
- The episode briefly disrupted local campaigning and comes during PMK’s manifesto push and reported father–son strains, with PTI and ANI documenting the collapse and IANS reporting the Chennai transfer and hospital plan.