Chennai sources have stated that the AIADMK faction led by O. Panneerselvam would stage a hunger strike on March 8, reiterating its demand for an investigation into the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalitha.
Meanwhile Mr. Panneerselvam and senior leaders of the faction would observe a fast in Chennai and his supporters would stage a hunger strike in all district headquarters across Tamil Nadu, where a written request for permission for the hunger strike has been made to the Chennai Police Commissioner.
Meanwhile, a team of AIADMK MPs backing Mr. Panneerselvam
submitted a representation to President Pranab Mukherjee, calling for an
investigation into Jayalalitha’s death. Talking to reporters in New Delhi,
AIADMK Rajya Sabha Member V. Maitreyan contended that there were still “doubts”
in the minds of people as well as AIADMK cadre as to whether Jayalalitha’s
death was natural.
Dr. Maitreyan had said that "As her residence had a mini ICU-like set-up, Amma used to make use of it. When she was hospitalized at Apollo, it was said that she had dehydration. The first spark of doubt comes there, especially when she had a hospital-like set-up at her own residence".
