Rajaiah discharged, taken to hospital again, seeks probe

Hyderabad, Jan 28, 2015: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Dr. Rajaiah, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital at Hyderguda last night after he suffered a heart attack , was discharged after medical tests late in the night. However, he was admitted to the hospital again for further treatment and medical tests. Doctors who attended on him last night were reluctant to discharge him. But Rajaiah insisted that he would go home and take medicines. Doctors then forcibly discharged him. While discharging him last night, they asked him to come again this morning for further medical tests and treatment. They said he developed high BP with an increase in pulse rate. Accordingly, family members brought him again to the hospital this morning. But there was is no clarity as yet whether he would be asked to stay in the hospital or discharged after medical tests.

Rajaiah seeks probe into lapses

Rajaiah, who spoke to reporters at the hospital, sought a probe into the affairs of the health department during the last seven months. "Chief Minister KCR is like father to me. I request him to order a probe into the affairs of the department during the last seven months. I know I made no mistake. I am confident I will come out clean," he said. He said though he is a doctor by profession, he failed to control his BP and pulse rate. "I have BP and sugar for a long time," he revealed.