Chennai, April 13 -- PMK Founder and octogenarian leader Dr S Ramadoss fainted during election camapaign in Salem district last evening and was shifted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai after getting first aid at a local hospital.
Eightysix-year-old Ramadoss, heading one of the PMK factions after the party had vertically split following a leadership row with his son and former union Minister Dr Anbumani, was campaigning for sitting party MLA at Pallapatti in village in Salem West constituency, from where he was seeking reelection.
After a brief address, he was returning to his van, when he suddenly fainted. Party workers initially rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was administered first aid before being shifted to another hospital for...