Jaya said "nothing like having choice food," probe panel told

A close relative of V K Sasikala, aide of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has deposed before a panel probing the leader's death that she had told him that there was no pleasure to her other than having the food of her choice.

In his deposition, Dr K S Sivakumar said "Amma" (Jayalalithaa) was quite sensitive about matters related to food.

"I am aware about doctors telling her about diet and exercise...Amma had said she had no pleasure other than having the food of her choice," he told the Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry.

Sivakumar is a plastic surgeon and he coordinated Jayalalithaa's medical treatment and deposed for re-examination before the panel.

Justice Arumughaswamy, citing how the late Jayalalithaa regarded Sivakumar as a member of her family asked him:
"If Jayalalithaa had come out of unconscious state and had uttered you too Brutus...why you did not opt for surgery (for Left ventricle failure by consulting other doctors) what would you have said?"
Asked if he was satisfied about the treatment for Jayalalithaa, Sivakumar replied with a question:
"Could we have done angiogram."
During cross-examination by counsel for Sasikala, Sivakumar said "I said this answer as I was asked...I am not a cardiologist."
"I am fully satisfied about coordinating the treatment for Amma...my aunt (Sasikala) and I were fully supportive of Amma's treatment."
However, when Beale visited for the second time, he felt there was improvement and said "it was not necessary for now."