Karunanidhi hospitalised for high fever

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi was on Sunday admitted to Apollo hospital due to high fever, doctors said.

The 85-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital on Sunday morning and he is undergoing treatment, the doctors attending on him said.

According to DMK sources, Karunanidhi also complained of severe back pain.

Karunanidhi, who underwent a major surgery for his back problem in February, had hit the campaign trail for the Lok Sabha elections only two days ago.