Yesterday night, it was speculated that politician and producer Jayaraman Anbazhagan had passed away after being affected by Corona Virus. The DMK MLA has been kept on ventilator support after testing Covid-19 positive earlier this week. Anbazhagan is admitted to Reela Institute and Medical Centre located in Chrompet, Chennai and has been relying on 80 per cent of oxygen through the ventilator. Late-night yesterday, it was reported by a section of media that J Anbazhagan might have died and the party is waiting for the right time to announce the death. However, all those speculations are mere rumours and as a confirmation, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami called Reela Institute an hour ago to enquire about the health of Corona affected DMK MLA J Anbazhagan.

According to the press release from the hospital - “He was presented with severe acute respiratory distress and his COVID PCR test was positive at the time of submission. Initially, he was managed, with oxygen therapy through a facemask, and later on, was put on ventilator support as his respiratory distress worsened. He is currently getting 80 per cent of oxygen through the ventilator and his condition remains unchanged for the last 24 hours,” said the release by the hospital.

Anbazhagan is an incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai District. He is also a film producer who bankrolled Jayam Ravi’s Aadhi Baghavan directed by Ameer. He has also distributed a few films. We wish him a speedy recovery.