<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The health condition of former <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala">Kerala </a>Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains critical, as his blood pressure and kidney function are yet to become normal even several days after getting admitted to a private hospital here, doctors said on Monday.</p>.<p>According to the latest medical bulletin issued by the hospital, the veteran Marxist leader is responding to medication.</p>.<p>However, his blood pressure and kidney function are still not stable, it said.</p>.<p>The 101-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital last week and is being treated in the intensive care unit by a team of specialist doctors.</p>.<p>His various health parameters are being closely monitored, sources added.</p>.<p>Achuthanandan, a towering figure in Kerala politics, has been battling age-related health issues in recent years and has largely withdrawn from public life.</p>.<p>He is the last surviving member of the group that founded the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1964, following the vertical split in the undivided Communist Party.</p>.<p>A lifelong campaigner for social justice and workers' rights, Achuthanandan served as Kerala's Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The health condition of former <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala">Kerala </a>Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains critical, as his blood pressure and kidney function are yet to become normal even several days after getting admitted to a private hospital here, doctors said on Monday.</p>.<p>According to the latest medical bulletin issued by the hospital, the veteran Marxist leader is responding to medication.</p>.<p>However, his blood pressure and kidney function are still not stable, it said.</p>.<p>The 101-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital last week and is being treated in the intensive care unit by a team of specialist doctors.</p>.<p>His various health parameters are being closely monitored, sources added.</p>.<p>Achuthanandan, a towering figure in Kerala politics, has been battling age-related health issues in recent years and has largely withdrawn from public life.</p>.<p>He is the last surviving member of the group that founded the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1964, following the vertical split in the undivided Communist Party.</p>.<p>A lifelong campaigner for social justice and workers' rights, Achuthanandan served as Kerala's Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011. </p>