Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK President J Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai on 4 December. She was hospitalised with fever on 22 September. Here’s a timeline of her health updates since then.
22 September: Jayalalithaa is admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai with fever and dehydration. The hospital says in a statement that she is stable and under observation.
25 September: Apollo Hospitals rubbishes rumours on social media that the CM will be taken abroad for treatment and adds that she will be discharged from the hospital in a few days.
27 September: The CM resumes her official duties from the hospital. AIADMK tweets that she convened a meeting between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm at Apollo Hospitals on the interim directions issued by the Supreme Court on Cauvery river water issue with Karnataka.
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29 September: Apollo Hospitals' statement says Jayalalithaa is responding well to treatment, but has been advised to stay a few more days in the hospital.
30 September: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president Karunanidhi demands that the state government put an end to all the rumours around Jayalalithaa's health through a clear official statement along with her photographs.
1 October: AIADMK says that Jayalalithaa is recovering well and could be discharged soon, but refuses to release her photographs. Dr Richard John Beale, a specialist, is flown in from England.
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2 October: Apollo Hospitals says Jayalalithaa will continue with the present medication to treat the infection. They also say that she is responding well to treatment but has been advised to stay in the hospital for a few more days.
6 October: Doctors say Jayalalithaa needs "a longer stay in hospital" and is "making gradual progress”.