Jayalalithaa's death: SC to hear petitions seeking CBI probe into ex-Tamil Nadu CM's demise

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday hear pleas seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe or a judicial investigation into former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's death.

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by a Chennai-based NGO and a writ petition was filed by expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa in the apex court seeking a CBI probe or a judicial investigation into Jayalalithaa's death, who breathed her last at Chennai's Apollo Hospitals on December 5 where she was admitted on September 22 with fever and dehydration.

The NGO has sought the recovery of all medical documents during the AIADMK chief's stay in Chennai's Apollo Hospital for more than two months, while Pushpa alleged that Jayalalithaa's death was "suspicious" as her actual medical condition was not disclosed, no one was allowed to visit her, her funeral photographs showed embalming marks and everything from her hospitalisation to her death "was kept under wraps".

A day after filing a petition, Pushpa on December 19 said a proper inquiry should be done as the people of Tamil Nadu want to know the actual reason of Jayalalithaa's death.

"I filed a writ petition at Supreme Court regarding the mysterious death of Amma. Right from the day September 22 when she has been admitted at Apollo hospital stating that she has dehydration and fever and after that when it has been announced that she is dead till that complete judicial inquiry should be done. Initial enquiry is to be done by the CBI. The case has been filed at SC," Pushpa said.

"Amma is not an individual person but public person. Even if public property is not getting justice in the world then nobody can," she added.

"Tamil Nadu people, entire nation wish to know what happened to the late chief minister. The CM of a state has been foul played like this is a million dollar question. I just want to take this matter to SC to get justice," she told ANI, adding that it was suspected by Tamil people that her close ally might have done something.

"I could not get justice from the Tamil Nadu government so, I directly filed the writ at the apex court stating that we need justice and I have made Apollo hospital and chief secretary as respondents," she added.

With ANI inputs