Panel probing Jayalalithaa death seeks info from public

Julie Mariappan| TNN | Updated: Oct 27, 2017, 13:17 IST

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The panel said anyone having personal knowledge on the death of Jaya shall furnish information on or before Nov 22.

The documents shall be submitted to the office of the inquiry commission located on first floor of Kalas Mahal Heritage Building in Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government set up the Arumughaswamy commission on September 25



CHENNAI: Justice A Arumughaswamy heading the one-member commission of inquiry to probe the demise of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday said that anyone having personal knowledge and direct acquaintance on the subject shall furnish information on or before November 22.

In a notification on Friday, the retired judge of the Madras high court said, "All those having personal knowledge and direct acquaintance on the subject matter of inquiry are at liberty to furnish such knowledge and information along with the relevant documents, if any, in the form of a sworn affidavit (three copies) relating to the matter under reference on or before November 22."

The documents shall be submitted to the office of the inquiry commission located on first floor of Kalas Mahal Heritage Building near Ezhilagam at Chepauk (Chennai, 600 005), either in person or by post, the judge said.

The AIADMK government set up the Arumughaswamy commission on September 25 to inquire into the death of former chief minister. On September 27, the government announced the terms of reference for the commission: The pane will probe "the circumstances and situation to the hospitalisation of the chief minister on September 22 and subsequent treatment provided till her unfortunate demise on December 5, 2016."