Hyderabad, December 09: TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is on a hunger strike on Telangana issue, has started taking intravenous fluids and his condition has marginally improved, doctors attending on him said today.
“He (Rao) was refusing to take any intravenous fluids or any other medication. However at around 1 pm, he agreed to have intravenous fluids,” the doctors of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) said.
“He also agreed to undergo blood tests. The blood samples were drawn. Then IV line was established. Subsequently, intravenous fluids were administered to him… the initial blood reports indicate that the reports are near normal,” they said.
“He took antibiotic dose in the afternoon and also agreed for starting saline,” they said.
Earlier in the morning, the doctors said the TRS chief refused intravenous antibiotic and fluids.
–Agencies