Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Parameshwara admitted to hospital, stable

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara was admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday after he complained of some discomfort in his chest while he was at an event organised by the Karnataka Badminton Association.

He is being treated in Vydehi Superspecility Hospital and doctors said his condition is stable. He will be under observation for a day or two before getting discharged.

Doctors said he walked into the hospital without the need of a wheelchair. ”When he came here, he had an increased heartbeat. But he is doing fine now and his other parameters are normal. He is under observation and will be discharged soon,” V.K. Srinivas, interventional cardiologist at the hospital, told presspersons.

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, former Chief MInister Siddaramaiah, and other Ministers including Priyank Kharge, U.T. Khader, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, visited the hospital to enquire about his health.

Later, Mr. Parameshwara posted on X that he experienced a slight increase in his heart rate during the inaugural ceremony of the badminton tournament in Bengaluru. “As a precaution, I immediately went to the hospital and received the necessary medical care,” he said in the tweet. He requested the public not to come to the hospital to meet him to avoid inconvenience to other patients.