Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was taken to a hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment on Sunday. Earlier, he was treated at a private hospital in Neyyattinkara for pneumonia. He was taken to Bengaluru in a special flight.
His follow-up treatment will be at HCG Hospital, Bengaluru.
Oommen Chandy denied the allegations that the family was refusing treatment. He said that he has been receiving good treatment and his health has improved.
It was a week ago that Oommen Chandy was admitted to the hospital in Neyyattinkara.
The doctors treating him also said that there was no obstacle in taking him to any other hospital for follow-up treatment for pre-existing health problems. The medical board constituted by the state government, which visited the hospital and examined Chandy, also approved shifting him to Bengaluru.