<p>Even as rumours flew thick and fast on Saturday evening that the health of Housing Minister and actor M H Ambarish has worsened, doctors said he was stable.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Doctors at Vikram Hospital in the City, where Ambarish was admitted on Friday night after he complained of breathlessness, said he was under constant medical observation in the ICU.<br /><br />Dr Satish, chief pulmonologist, told Deccan Herald on Saturday that Ambarish was put on ventilator and liquid diet, but he was conscious. <br /><br />“We are feeding him through Ryles feeding tubes. He has recovered from fever,” he added.<br /><br />Hospital sources said efforts were being made to cure his respiratory ailment. He was likely to be discharged in a couple of days. Ambarish’s actor-wife Sumalatha expressed confidence that he would resume routine work in a week. <br /><br />A host of prominent personalities visited the hospital on Saturday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president G Parameshwara, JD-S leaders Zameer Ahmed Khan and N Cheluvarayaswamy, actors Puneeth Rajkumar, Jaggesh, Leelavathi, Vinod Raj, Pooja Gandhi and Srinagara Kitty were among the visitors. <br /><br />Meanwhile, members of the Ambarish Fans’ Association staged a protest in front of the hospital, after the doctors denied them entry. They sat on a pavement and prayed for the actor’s speedy recovery.<br /><br />Police stationed a Karnataka State Reserve Police platoon near the hospital to prevent any untoward incident. <br /><br />“Ambarish is recovering fast. The doctors did not permit anybody to go inside the ICU to prevent the risk of infection as he is suffering from a respiratory problem. There is no need to panic,” Bangalore City Police Commissioner Raghavendra H Auradkar said.</p>
<p>Even as rumours flew thick and fast on Saturday evening that the health of Housing Minister and actor M H Ambarish has worsened, doctors said he was stable.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Doctors at Vikram Hospital in the City, where Ambarish was admitted on Friday night after he complained of breathlessness, said he was under constant medical observation in the ICU.<br /><br />Dr Satish, chief pulmonologist, told Deccan Herald on Saturday that Ambarish was put on ventilator and liquid diet, but he was conscious. <br /><br />“We are feeding him through Ryles feeding tubes. He has recovered from fever,” he added.<br /><br />Hospital sources said efforts were being made to cure his respiratory ailment. He was likely to be discharged in a couple of days. Ambarish’s actor-wife Sumalatha expressed confidence that he would resume routine work in a week. <br /><br />A host of prominent personalities visited the hospital on Saturday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president G Parameshwara, JD-S leaders Zameer Ahmed Khan and N Cheluvarayaswamy, actors Puneeth Rajkumar, Jaggesh, Leelavathi, Vinod Raj, Pooja Gandhi and Srinagara Kitty were among the visitors. <br /><br />Meanwhile, members of the Ambarish Fans’ Association staged a protest in front of the hospital, after the doctors denied them entry. They sat on a pavement and prayed for the actor’s speedy recovery.<br /><br />Police stationed a Karnataka State Reserve Police platoon near the hospital to prevent any untoward incident. <br /><br />“Ambarish is recovering fast. The doctors did not permit anybody to go inside the ICU to prevent the risk of infection as he is suffering from a respiratory problem. There is no need to panic,” Bangalore City Police Commissioner Raghavendra H Auradkar said.</p>
