Death probe panel to soon quiz OPS, minister , health secretary
TNN | Dec 8, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
CHENNAI: Inquiry by the Justice (retd) A Arumughaswamy commission may have reached the final stage as it is prepared to examine state health secretary J Radhakrishnan, deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, health minister C Vijayabaskar, deputy speaker of Lok Sabha M Thambidurai and senior AIADMK leader C Ponnaiyan, pertaining to the circumstances surrounding former CM J Jayalalithaa’s death.
Sources said the commission has initiated the process to summon the five important personalities and check their availability. Tentative dates have been sought from V K Sasikala’s legal team, which would be cross-examining the witnesses. The commission plans to submit the final report on Jayalalithaa’s 71st birthday on February 24, 2019, sources said.
Radhakrishnan has been asked to appear next week, but since he is busy with the rehabilitation work of Cyclone Gaja-ravaged Nagapattinam district, he is unlikely to appear, sources said. “I’ll be appearing before the commission as and when I’m called,” Radhakrishnan told TOI, adding that it was an eventuality as he played a key role in co-ordinating Jayalalithaa’s treatment from the government side.
Among the politicians OPS, Vijayabaskar and Ponnaiyan are likely to be summoned in the third week of December, sources said. Thambidurai would also be called around the same time, but sources said permission from the Lok Sabha would be needed. The commission is also likely to examine Dr Richard Beale, the expert from UK who attended to Jayalalithaa, via video-conferencing, sources said.
The commission also plans to visit the Parappana Agrahara jail in Bengaluru to question V K Sasikala, which is likely to occur around January 15, sources said.
On Friday, senior doctor and cardiologist Dr Girinath was quizzed for around three hours. The deposition of two other senior cardiologists Y V C Reddy and Sridhar could not take place. Sources said Dr Girinath was asked questions about the fee paid for his consultation made on September 27, 2016 when he saw Jayalalithaa’s health records. He also said the vegetation on her heart valve did not need surgery.
TNN | Dec 8, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
CHENNAI: Inquiry by the Justice (retd) A Arumughaswamy commission may have reached the final stage as it is prepared to examine state health secretary J Radhakrishnan, deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, health minister C Vijayabaskar, deputy speaker of Lok Sabha M Thambidurai and senior AIADMK leader C Ponnaiyan, pertaining to the circumstances surrounding former CM J Jayalalithaa’s death.
Sources said the commission has initiated the process to summon the five important personalities and check their availability. Tentative dates have been sought from V K Sasikala’s legal team, which would be cross-examining the witnesses. The commission plans to submit the final report on Jayalalithaa’s 71st birthday on February 24, 2019, sources said.
Radhakrishnan has been asked to appear next week, but since he is busy with the rehabilitation work of Cyclone Gaja-ravaged Nagapattinam district, he is unlikely to appear, sources said. “I’ll be appearing before the commission as and when I’m called,” Radhakrishnan told TOI, adding that it was an eventuality as he played a key role in co-ordinating Jayalalithaa’s treatment from the government side.
Among the politicians OPS, Vijayabaskar and Ponnaiyan are likely to be summoned in the third week of December, sources said. Thambidurai would also be called around the same time, but sources said permission from the Lok Sabha would be needed. The commission is also likely to examine Dr Richard Beale, the expert from UK who attended to Jayalalithaa, via video-conferencing, sources said.
The commission also plans to visit the Parappana Agrahara jail in Bengaluru to question V K Sasikala, which is likely to occur around January 15, sources said.
On Friday, senior doctor and cardiologist Dr Girinath was quizzed for around three hours. The deposition of two other senior cardiologists Y V C Reddy and Sridhar could not take place. Sources said Dr Girinath was asked questions about the fee paid for his consultation made on September 27, 2016 when he saw Jayalalithaa’s health records. He also said the vegetation on her heart valve did not need surgery.
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