DMK, PMK seek white paper on Jayalalithaa’s treatment

DMK Treasurer and Opposition Leader M K Stalin and PMK founder S Ramadoss made demands in this regard. “The Tamil Nadu government should release a white paper on the treatment given to former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. Since AIIMS doctors had also treated her, the treatment details should be informed to public by the Centre,” Stalin said. He recalled that in the past when former Chief Ministers like late CN Annadurai and MG Ramachandran, were hospitalised, the then Health Ministers in the respective cabinets used to come up with periodic updates on their health status. However, no statement was released by the state or the Health Minister when Jayalalithaa was hospitalised. Only Apollo Hospitals, where she was admitted, issued medical bulletins, he stated. Expressing grief over the AIADMK leader’s death, Stalin said, “There are various reports about the treatment given to her,” and referred to the demand by PMK founder S Ramadoss, who also sought a white paper on the matter.