Minister Hospitalised After Suffering Heart Attack

Kozhikode: Kerala Excise and Labour Minister TP Ramakrishnan has been hospitalised here after he suffered a heart attack.

Sixty seven-year-old Ramakrishnan was admitted to the Intensive care Unit of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on Sunday, after he complained of chest pain, hospital sources said.

A senior doctor of the Cardiology department of KMCH said the Minister underwent angioplasty after two blocks were detected in his arteries.

"The Minister is under observation at the super-speciality block of the hospital," he said.

Ramakrishnan was at his residence in Perambara in the district, when he complained of chest pain.

PTI