Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss underwent an elective knee procedure in Chennai on Sunday (October 18, 2026), officials said.

As per a medical bulletin, Dr. Ramadoss underwent the procedure at Chennai’s Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road.

He was discharged from the hospital on Sunday (October 18, 2026) and is doing well. Doctors have advised him to undergo physiotherapy and take adequate rest for the next two weeks, a press release by PMK said.

“He is doing well and getting discharged today,” the bulletin added.

In March this year, Dr. Ramadoss was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.