The actor and aspiring politician Rajinikanth was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad on Friday morning due to “severe fluctuations” in his blood pressure, according to a hospital statement.
Rajinikanth had been filming in Hyderabad for almost ten days for his upcoming film ‘Annathe’, but it was suspended on December 23 after four team members tested positive for Covid-19 during a routine test on film sets.
Rajinikanth underwent a Covid-19 test on Dec. 22 and it came back negative and has since been isolated, a press release from the hospital said. “Although he did not have any symptoms of Covid-19, his blood pressure was showing severe fluctuations and he needed further evaluation,” the hospital said. “He will be closely investigated and monitored in the hospital until his blood pressure stabilizes before he is discharged. Apart from fluctuating blood pressure and fatigue, he has no other symptoms and is hemodynamically stable. “
Previously, Rajinikanth had said that on December 31 he would announce the launch date of his political party, which is expected to float in January 2021, ahead of the assembly elections scheduled for April or May in Tamil Nadu. He first announced his entry into politics on New Year’s Eve in 2017, but his work in the party remained in limbo.
With the Covid-19 pandemic, his political foray was still dubious, as doctors had advised the 70-year-old not to do so since he underwent a kidney transplant in 2016. But the actor was shocked. earlier this month saying there were health problems though. He was willing to sacrifice his life for the people of Tamil Nadu and made two appointments for his party that had not yet started. At the time, Rajinikanth had also said he had 40% filming left to complete for ‘Annathe’, which is being produced by Sun Pictures, the great-nephew of late DMK M Karunanidhi frontman Kalanidhi Maran.
Several political leaders wished Rajinikanth a speedy recovery, including Telangana Governor and former Tamil Nadu BJP State President Tamilisai Soundararajan, Andhra Pradesh opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu, and Jana Sena party founder Pawan Kalyan.
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