Sasikala’s Brother Claims Jayalalithaa Died on 4 Dec, Not 5 Dec

The mystery surrounding former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s death is likely to intensify further. This after her aide VK Sasikala's brother Dhivakaran on Wednesday said that the former Chief Minister had passed away on 4 December 2016. The announcement of her death was allegedly delayed by a day, on the insistence of Apollo Hospital, where she was receiving treatment until her demise.

On the day Amma died, I left from here. I left on the night of 4 December itself. Amma died correctly on 4 December evening at 5: 15 pm after suffering a massive heart attack. After that she was kept on a machine at Apollo. I asked them…I shouted ‘Why have you kept her like that? Then Reddy said, ‘Our branches’ – Apollo has many branches in Tamil Nadu – ‘first you have to ensure their safety.’ That man said, then only we will declare.”

Dhivakaran in Mannargudi