<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains in a critical condition at a private hospital here, days after suffering a cardiac attack, doctors said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The 101-year-old Marxist leader was admitted earlier this week and continues to be treated in intensive care by a team of specialist doctors.</p>.<p>According to the latest medical bulletin issued by the hospital on Thursday, doctors are using life-saving equipment to support his breathing, blood pressure, and kidney functions.</p>.<p>Achuthanandan, a towering figure in Kerala politics, has been battling age-related health issues in recent years and has largely stayed away 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 historic split in the undivided Communist Party.</p>.<p>A lifelong campaigner for social justice and workers' rights, Achuthanandan served as the state chief minister from 2006 to 2011. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains in a critical condition at a private hospital here, days after suffering a cardiac attack, doctors said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The 101-year-old Marxist leader was admitted earlier this week and continues to be treated in intensive care by a team of specialist doctors.</p>.<p>According to the latest medical bulletin issued by the hospital on Thursday, doctors are using life-saving equipment to support his breathing, blood pressure, and kidney functions.</p>.<p>Achuthanandan, a towering figure in Kerala politics, has been battling age-related health issues in recent years and has largely stayed away 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 historic split in the undivided Communist Party.</p>.<p>A lifelong campaigner for social justice and workers' rights, Achuthanandan served as the state chief minister from 2006 to 2011. </p>