Sasikala discharged from hospital

Sasikala discharged from hospital

To Return To Chennai After Feb 7

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

01.02.2021

Former AIADMK leader V K Sasikala was on Sunday discharged from Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru where she was treated for Covid-19. On January 27, while she was in hospital for Covid treatment, Sasikala, was released from the Bengaluru prison where she completed four years of imprisonment following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case.

An AIADMK flag fluttered on the bonnet of the car in which Sasikala left the hospital. She headed to a resort near Nandi Hills, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, where she’s expected to recuperate for a week.

Around 11.30am, she walked out of the hospital to cheers and slogans from about 300 supporters. They showered flower petals as she got into the front seat of her car, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which was part of an eight-car convoy.

Sasikala’s release turned on the heat in Tamil Nadu politics, coming as it does ahead of the April-May assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Among the supporters waiting to welcome her was her nephew and AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran. “She will return to Chennai after February 7,” he said. The plan, as of now, is that she’ll go by road to Tamil Nadu in a massive show of strength and support.

Dr Ramesh Krishna K, medical superintendent, Victoria Hospital, said, “Sasikala Natarajan is asymptomatic, is stable in all vital parameters and blood sugar is under control."

FREE TO GO: V K Sasikala walks out of Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday after being discharged

AIADMK flag on Sasikala car creates flutter

The AIADMK flag on the car carrying V K Sasikala to a farmhouse in Bengaluru outskirts drew sharp reactions from party leaders in Tamil Nadu. Law minister C Ve Shanmugham warned legal action would be taken against anyone, who is not a member of the party, misusing the flag. Minister D Jayakumar said, “She is not associated with the party in any way. She is not even a primary member of the AIADMK. How can she use the party flag?” AIADMK deputy coordinator K P Munusamy said, “I strongly condemned Sasikala for using our party’s flag in her car." TNN