Panneerselvam sits on hunger strike, demands probe into Amma's death

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselvam is presently sitting on a hunger strike along with his followers at Chennai's Rajarathinam Stadium, demanding a probe into late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's death.

The hunger strike, which began at 9 a.m., will conclude at 5 p.m.

Earlier on March 6, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu Government released a 19-page health report of the late AIADMK supremo.

The report claimed that the AIIMS doctors examined Jayalalithaa five times.

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan called the report self-explanatory, adding that no information has been held back.

The government yesterday rejected Panneerselvam's claims, saying the latter is spreading false information among the people regarding Jayalalithaa's health condition.

On February 28, twelve AIADMK MPs met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi and handed over a petition seeking a probe into the medical treatment provided to Jayalalithaa before her demise on December 5 last year.

They also sought a probe into the incidents that occurred at Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence on September 22 before she was admitted to the hospital.