TRS chief's health deteriorates as he refuses to give up fast

Hyderabad, Dec 9 (PTI) The health condition of fasting
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is
deteriorating and he urgently needs oral feed, a medical
bulletin said Wednesday.

55-year-old Rao, whose indefinite fast for creation of
a separate Telengana state entered the 11th day, is "refusing
intravenous antibiotics, saline, glucose and any other
supporting therapy," said the doctors at the Nizam's Institute
of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here in India's southern city of
Hyderabad.
"He is not cooperating and has refused to undergo a
blood test. He is weak but conscious and is talking. He should
resume oral feed as his health condition is deteriorating,"
they said in the bulletin.
Senior TRS Member of Legislative Assembly and Rao's
nephew T Harish Rao besides party leaders and family members
had urged Rao to break the fast but he has consistently
refused.
He has also refused to take medicines and that was
complicating the situation as he has not not taken solids for
over a week, TRS senior leader Nayini Narasimha Reddy said
Tuesday.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political
party in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Its main aim is the formation of a Telangana state. K
Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was a member of the Telugu Desam Party
until he quit the party and formed the TRS in 2001 at
Hyderabad. He quit the Membership of AP Legislative Assembly
and the post of Deputy Speaker of AP Legislature while
floating the Party. PTI SJR