Chennai: Tamil Nadu minister Sellur K Raju today contradicted the claim of two of his cabinet colleagues that no one was allowed to see late chief minister J Jayalalithaa during her hospitalisation last year.
"All the ministers met her," he told reporters when asked if he had met Jayalalithaa during her 75 days of hospitalisation from September 22 last year.
Mr Raju, however, refused to elaborate, and said the death of 'Amma (Jayalalithaa)' was a huge loss. The cooperation minister said he was not prepared to say anything more on the issue.
Mr Srinivasan's comments have triggered a renewed demand by the DMK and other opposition parties for a thorough probe into the death of Jayalalithaa.
He said no one was allowed to meet Jayalalithaa during her hospitalisation and all those came were told by her close aide V K Sasikala's relatives that she was "all right".
He had said that their claim of 'Amma' eating idli and tea was based on information given to them by Sasikala.
At a public meeting in Vellore District, Veeramani, without naming Sasikala or her family, said, "Out of fear of this family... we would tell what we were told (by Sasikala's kin)..that Amma had two idlis, she spoke and that she is fine."
Jayalalithaa, who was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai on September 22, 2016, died on December 5.
A judicial probe was one of the pre-conditions of O Panneerselvam, the present deputy chief minister, for the merger of factions led by him and Chief Minister E Palaniswami.
After Mr Palaniswami announced on August 17 that an inquiry commission would be constituted, the two factions merged on August 21.
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"All the ministers met her," he told reporters when asked if he had met Jayalalithaa during her 75 days of hospitalisation from September 22 last year.
Mr Raju, however, refused to elaborate, and said the death of 'Amma (Jayalalithaa)' was a huge loss. The cooperation minister said he was not prepared to say anything more on the issue.
Mr Srinivasan's comments have triggered a renewed demand by the DMK and other opposition parties for a thorough probe into the death of Jayalalithaa.
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He said no one was allowed to meet Jayalalithaa during her hospitalisation and all those came were told by her close aide V K Sasikala's relatives that she was "all right".
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He had said that their claim of 'Amma' eating idli and tea was based on information given to them by Sasikala.
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At a public meeting in Vellore District, Veeramani, without naming Sasikala or her family, said, "Out of fear of this family... we would tell what we were told (by Sasikala's kin)..that Amma had two idlis, she spoke and that she is fine."
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Jayalalithaa, who was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai on September 22, 2016, died on December 5.
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A judicial probe was one of the pre-conditions of O Panneerselvam, the present deputy chief minister, for the merger of factions led by him and Chief Minister E Palaniswami.
After Mr Palaniswami announced on August 17 that an inquiry commission would be constituted, the two factions merged on August 21.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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