Jayalalithaa death mystery: Opposition demands hospital videos be made public
(India Today) - Various leaders of Tamil Nadu are seeking the medical report of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa after a Madras High Court judge raised doubts over her illness and death.
Madras High Court Justice Vaidhyanathan had expressed doubts over Jayalalithaa's death, but said it is his personal opinion.
The judge said that the public has the right to know what happened to their beloved chief minister and that since she has passed away, anyone can raise a question if they find the death suspicious.
Justice Vaidhyanathan has raised various doubts about the procedure in which Jayalalithaa's death and the incidents afterwards unfurled, and has issued notice to the PMO, state authorities and Apollo Hospital chairman as well.
DMK leader M.K. Stalin said that a probe should be commissioned under a High Court judge so the truth can be brought forward.
In a statement, Stalin said that people want the government to issue a medical report carrying complete information about the treatment given to her and that he has already asked for a white paper on the issue.
He expressed that even Jayalalithaa's death was declared by the hospital and not by the government authorities and that keeping data about her treatment a secret has only led the court to ask such questions.
Welcoming the observation by the judge, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and Tamil Nadu Assembly opposition leader Vijaykanth also stated that the video footage from inside the hospital should be made public so that doubts could be cleared.
Meanwhile, PMK leader Ramadass said that as it is the state government that would be explaining to the court and the people, a CBI investigation should be ordered to bring out the truth.