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M.G. Ramachandran's 1984-85 US Hospitalization and Homecoming
The article details the hospitalization and recovery of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) in late 1984 and early 1985. Suffering a stroke and kidney failure, MGR was flown on a chartered Air India flight to Downstate Medical Centre in Brooklyn, New York on November 6, 1984. He underwent a successful kidney transplant and recovered from the stroke, including speech therapy. On February 2, 1985, he returned to Madras (Chennai) on a commercial flight, issuing a statement expressing gratitude to medical staff and eagerness to serve the people of Tamil Nadu. A massive public reception was organized at Mohite Stadium, with transport arrangements overseen by then-Transport Minister S. Muthusamy.
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