Jayalalithaa is progressing well and responding well to treatment, C Vidyasagar Rao said. (File Photo)
Tamil Nadu Acting Governor C Vidyasagar Rao today visited ailing Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai, where she is admitted since September 22 for treatment.
After visiting the Chief Minister in her hospital room, Mr Rao said that the AIADMK leader was getting better.
"She is progressing well and responding well to the treatment," he said.
Apollo Chairman C Prathap Reddy briefed Mr Rao on the treatment regimen of the Chief Minister.
Mr Reddy said Ms Jayalalithaa was under constant observation for all vital parameters.
The governor was earlier received at the hospital around 11.30 am by Finance Minister O Panneerselvam, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Thambi Durai, state Chief Secretary P Rama Mohan Rao, CM's adviser Sheela Balakrishnan and others. Health Principal Secretary J Radhakrishnan was among the senior officials present on the occasion.
On Friday evening, the hospital issued a health bulletin on Ms Jayalalithaa's condition after nine days, saying she was getting better. However, she continues to be under treatment and observation, the hospital release had said.
"The Governor is happy to note that the Chief Minister is progressing well. The Chief Minister is interacting and responding remarkably to the treatment," a Raj Bhavan statement later said.