Veteran actor Rajinikanth was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai late on Monday, news agency PTI reported citing its sources. The 73-year-old is likely to undergo an elective procedure on Tuesday.
Rajinikanth’s condition was stable. There has been no official communication from Rajinikanth’s family or the hospital yet. As per an NDTV report, hospital sources said that a heart-related procedure has been scheduled for Tuesday.
In 2020, Rajinikanth was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad with ‘severe hypertension and exhaustion’. He was discharged on December 27 after his blood pressure stabilised and was advised a week’s rest by doctors.
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, had then said a statement. “In view of his post-transplant status, labile hypertension and age” he has to be in complete bed rest for one week with regular monitoring of his blood pressures and “has also been counselled to avoid any activity that increases the risk of contracting Covid-19”.
Rajinikanth also underwent a Covid-19 test on December 22 of the same year and although it was negative, he had isolated himself. The actor underwent a kidney transplant in 2016.