Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, hospitalized since two weeks and the opposition continued to raise questions on who is running the government in absence of the CM. The matter was finally taken to the Madras High Court by a petitioner, Traffic Ramaswamy, a social activist, on Tuesday.
The petitioner “Traffic” Ramaswamy, a social activist, submitted that the people of Tamil Nadu were eager to know about the health condition of Jayalalithaa.
Holding that Governor C Vidyasagar Rao and Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan had reportedly visited the hospital, the petitioner said they have not given details about her health condition. The petition is expected to be taken up on Tuesday for hearing.
He also submitted that the police had blocked the roads leading to the corporate hospital where Jayalalithaa was undergoing treatment by erecting barricades preventing others to go to the hospital for treatment.
Earlier Jayalalithaa was hospitalized on September 22 with fever and dehydration. A few days later, a government statement said she had dictated her statement on the Cauvery river dispute and briefed state bureaucrats and ministers.
On this the matter AIADMK spokesperson CR Saraswathi said: “The Chief Minister is recovering very well. She wants to get completely alright and return home. That’s why the delay. She’s doing all work from the hospital. Governance is not affected.”
Inputs:Agencies
