The Governor of Tamilnadu Ch Vidyasagar Rao and the Union Minister of State, Pon. Radhakrishnan, separately visited the hospital, to see the health condiition of CM Jayalalithat, but they did not given exact details of Ms. Jayalalithaa’s health and the treatment accorded to her, a petitioner by name Ramaswamy alleged.
Ramaswamy noted that despite repeated requests from various political leaders, including the principal Opposition party, to release her photograph and clarify her health position, no information has been provided so far to the public.
Ramaswamy claimed that he moved the PIL only because scores of general public were approaching him to do something on the issue. He wanted the court to direct the Principal Secretary to the Governor; the Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department; and the Chairman of Appolo Hospitals, to furnish details about the Chief Minister’s health with substantial material proofs before the court.
The people of Tamil Nadu have the right to know the status of their Chief Minister’s health, observed the Madras High Court on an urgent mention made by activist ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy.
The court was hearing a PIL by Mr. Ramaswamy, seeking to declare the “real” status of Chief Minsiter Jayalalithaa with material proofs before the court.
A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and R. Mahadevan said, “though the hospital authorities have issued some statements, the government is duty bound to provide the status of her health.” It then directed the Additional Advocate General to get instructions from the authorities concerned.
