Now, Sasikalas brother says Jayalalithaa passed away day before she was declared dead

January 17, 2018 20:24

Even though it has been over a year since former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa died, speculations over the way her illustrious life came to an end has still been kept alive.

On Wednesday, Divakaran, brother of jailed AIADMK general secretary Sasikala, added grist to the rumour mill by claiming that Jayalalithaa had died on December 4 and not December 5 as reported by Apollo Hospital.

Divakaran, who has been a vocal critic of the AIADMK faction led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, said the party had delayed the announcement of Jayalalithaas death for security reasons, fearing a violent outpouring of grief from her supporters.

He also said the time was utilised to secure all branches of Apollo group of hospitals in the state. No sooner than the AIADMK supremo was declared dead, scuffles had broke out between her supporters and police as they resorted to stone pelting outside the hospital.

Jayalalithaa died on December 4 at 5.15 pm. The AIADMK delayed the announcement for security reasons and to secure all Apollo group of hospitals in the state, Divakaran said.

It might be recalled that the AIADMK supremo had been in Apollo since September 22. Jayalalithaa reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday (December 4) and was declared dead the next day. On the evening of December 5, media reports started doing the rounds that Jayalalithaa had passed away. However, the hospital denied the reports initially, saying they were providing her with life-saving measures. They finally declared Jayalalithaa had breathed her last at 11.30 pm.

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