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Panneerselvam group begins hunger strike for probe into Jayalalithaa’s death

AIADMK Members of Parliament and legislators belonging to Panneerselvam group are also participating in the protest.

Updated on: Mar 8, 2017, 12:18:50 IST
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Tamil Nadu’s former chief minister O Panneerselvam and his followers began their one-day fast on Wednesday demanding a judicial inquiry into the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

Tamil Nadu’s former chief minister O Panneerselvam on a hunger strike on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Tamil Nadu’s former chief minister O Panneerselvam on a hunger strike on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

The hunger protest is being held at all the district headquarters in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.

The protest began at 9 am and would conclude at 5 pm.

AIADMK Members of Parliament and legislators belonging to Panneerselvam group are also participating in the protest.

Jayalalithaa died on December 5 last year after being in the Apollo Hospitals here for around 75 days.

Members of Panneerselvam group have raised doubts about the circumstances surrounding Jayalalithaa’s death.

As a caretaker, Panneerselvam had announced judicial inquiry into the death of Jayalalithaa.

The Tamil Nadu government on March 6 made public the discharge summary of Jayalalithaa and said that she got the best medical treatment.

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