Jayalalithaa death: DMK member urges probe panel to summon former TN governor, CM, doctors and others

Siddharth Prabhakar| TNN | Updated: Nov 2, 2017, 14:28 IST

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The DMK member has stated that the press bulletins issued by Apollo Hospitals were contradictory to the treatment summary.

The petitioner has raised questions about the thumb impression affixed by Jayalalithaa to allot the two leaves symbol in favour of AIADMK candidates in byelections.

He has taken exception to the statement issued by the former governor that the condition of Jayalalithaa was “progressing well.”

CHENNAI: DMK candidate in the November 19, 2016 Thiruparankundram assembly byelection P Saravanan has petitioned the Justice A Arumughaswamyprobing the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to summon former governor C Vidyasagar Rao, chief minister Edappadi K Palanisami, deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, health secretary J Radhakrishnan, jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and all doctors who treated her in Apollo Hospitals for an inquiry.

Saravanan, a doctor, stated that the press bulletins issued by Apollo Hospitals when Jayalalithaa was hospitalised were contradictory to the treatment summary issued by the hospital later.

In his petition, Saravanan has also raised questions about the thumb impression affixed by Jayalalithaa to allot the two leaves symbol in favour of AIADMK candidates in the assembly byelections as she was in an unconscious state of mind.

He has also taken exception to the statement issued by Rao -- after visiting Apollo Hospitals on October 22, 2016 -- that the condition of Jayalalithaa was "progressing well."

Jayalalithaa died on December 5, 2016 after undergoing treatment in Apollo Hospitals for over 70 days.