Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Duraikkannu suffocated on the 13th. He was later admitted to Villupuram Government Hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Alwarpet for further treatment.

He was later diagnosed with coronary heart disease. While the minister was undergoing intensive treatment for conjunctivitis, his health was alarming due to the increase in lung infections. Thus intensive care is being continued with artificial respiration and ecmo equipment.
In this situation, the management of the private hospital has issued a report regarding the health of Minister Duraikkannu. It says: Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Durakkannu has said that his health is very worrying as the function of his vital organs has deteriorated.