India, Aug. 31 -- Congress Lok Sabha MP from Tiruvallur, Sasikant Senthil, was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai on Sunday, after being admitted a day earlier to Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital due to high blood pressure during his indefinite hunger strike.The 46-year-old leader had begun the protest on Friday, alleging that the Union government was withholding over Rs.2,000 crore in Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds owed to Tamil Nadu.

Senthil said he was hospitalised with high blood pressure on the second day of his hunger strike over Tamil Nadu's SSA funds, but assured he is receiving proper care and remains stable.

"On the 3rd day of my hunger strike, I was admitted to the hospital due t...