Former Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju has kicked up another row. Reports indicate that he is being treated as a VIP at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Science in Hyderabad where he was admitted following cardiac complaints.

He has been allotted a VIP room in the hospital's ICCU - the only prisoner to get that privilege.

Raju was admitted to NIMS after he complained of chest pain on Monday evening. According to the doctors treating him, he is suffering from Hepatitis C and hypertension.

Normally, prisoners are allotted beds divided by curtains in a common area and guards are posted at the entry and exit points. But Raju has been given a separate room often referred to as 'VIP section'. The room has an attached bathroom with round the clock attention from doctors.

Raju also had a family union with his wife Nandini, son Teja Raju and others meeting him. His close aides were also spotted in the hospital. Home food and special clothes were also taken into the room, according to sources.

Some papers were sent in for Raju's perusal. Medical superintendent N Satyanarayana told the media that Raju had the company of his personal assistant in the ICCU.

Though the hospital authorities have sealed the area, Raju's one-time close staffers were able to meet him in the hospital.