<p>Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering charges, was being treated in the ICU with cardiac monitoring, the private hospital treating him said on Friday. Following a court relief, Balaji was shifted to the Kauvery Main Hospital here on Thursday from a government facility in city. He also holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio.<br /><br /><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/senthil-balaji-said-he-was-treated-badly-by-ed-officials-human-rights-commission-member-1228038.html" target="_blank">Senthil Balaji said he was treated 'badly' by ED officials: Human rights commission member</a></strong></p>.<p>He was assessed by a team of doctors led by A R Raghuram, Senior Consultant Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, who has advised early Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery, a medical bulletin issued by Dr Aravindan Selvaraj, co-founder and Executive Director, Kauvery Group of Hospitals, said.</p>.<p>"He is undergoing further tests to assess fitness for anaesthesia and based on the assessment, the surgery will be planned," it added.</p>.<p>Balaji is currently being treated in ICU with cardiac monitoring and being looked after by a multidisciplinary team of doctors and nurses, it added.</p>.<p>Balaji was arrested by the ED in a cash-for-jobs scam allegedly involving him when he was Transport minister in the then-CM J Jayalalithaa-led cabinet.</p>
<p>Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering charges, was being treated in the ICU with cardiac monitoring, the private hospital treating him said on Friday. Following a court relief, Balaji was shifted to the Kauvery Main Hospital here on Thursday from a government facility in city. He also holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio.<br /><br /><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/senthil-balaji-said-he-was-treated-badly-by-ed-officials-human-rights-commission-member-1228038.html" target="_blank">Senthil Balaji said he was treated 'badly' by ED officials: Human rights commission member</a></strong></p>.<p>He was assessed by a team of doctors led by A R Raghuram, Senior Consultant Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, who has advised early Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery, a medical bulletin issued by Dr Aravindan Selvaraj, co-founder and Executive Director, Kauvery Group of Hospitals, said.</p>.<p>"He is undergoing further tests to assess fitness for anaesthesia and based on the assessment, the surgery will be planned," it added.</p>.<p>Balaji is currently being treated in ICU with cardiac monitoring and being looked after by a multidisciplinary team of doctors and nurses, it added.</p>.<p>Balaji was arrested by the ED in a cash-for-jobs scam allegedly involving him when he was Transport minister in the then-CM J Jayalalithaa-led cabinet.</p>