Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa died at 11:30 pm on Monday in a Chennai hospital.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa died on Monday at 11:30 pm in a Chennai hospital. Here is a chronology of events leading to her death since her hospitalisation on September 22:
September 22, 2016: Admitted to Apollo Hospitals with complaints of fever and dehydration.
September 29: Advised a 'few days' rest' for 'recuperative treatment'.
September 30: UK-based interventionist Richard John Beale flown in to treat the Chief Minister.
October 2: Apollo Hospitals says Chief Minister being treated for infection, improving.
October 3: Apollo Hospitals says she continues to improve.
October 6: Jayalalithaa continues to improve, requires longer stay, says Apollo.
October 21: Hospital says Jayalalithaa interacting.
November 4: Apollo Chairman PC Reddy says Jayalalithaa "completely recovered" and it is up to her to decide when to go home.
November 8: Jayalalithaa able to talk, cheerful and healthy, says AIADMK.
November 12: Apollo says Jayalalithaa needs recuperation, no date fixed for discharge.
November 13: In her first direct communication since her hospitalisation, Jayalalithaa says she has taken rebirth because of people's prayers and urges them to vote for AIADMK in the November 19 by-polls.
November 17: AIADMK says Jayalalithaa breathing without respiratory support; may be discharged any day.
November 18: PC Reddy says Jayalalithaa's mental functions 'absolutely normal'.
November 19: Chief Minister shifted to private room from Critical Care Unit.
November 22: Jayalalithaa thanks voters for electing her party candidates in polls.
November 25: PC Reddy says Jayalalithaa speaking using tracheostomy tube valve.
December 4: AIADMK says AIIMS expert team confirms Jayalalithaa has recovered completely.
December 4: Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest; put on extracorporeal membrane heart assist device.
December 5: Jayalalithaa dies at 11.30 pm.