Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa shifted from ICU to general ward

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa was on Saturday shifted from ICU to general ward at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai. 

Jayalalithaa has been in hospital for nearly two months. Apollo Hospital on Friday said that Jayalalithaa’s mental functions are absolutely normal and she is free to leave for home as and when she wishes.

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The 68-year-old chief minister was admitted at the Chennai Apollo Hospital on September 22 and was treated for an acute lung infection.

Last week, Jayalalithaa in a statement from her hospital bed had described her recovery as 'rebirth' and thanked people for their prayers.

The CM has been treated by doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and specialists from London.