Bengaluru, Jan 27: Former AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, who is undergoing Covid-19 treatment at a hospital in Bengaluru, was released from jail after completion of all formalities, reports PTI quoting authorities.
Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, who is undergoing COVID-19 treatment at a hospital in Bengaluru, was released after completion of all formatilities, say authorities
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Sasikala, a close confidante of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday completed her four-year prison term in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. The procedures for her release were done at the Victoria Hospital, where she is presently undergoing treatment for Covid-19 infection.
Sasikala, who surrendered before authorities at the Bengaluru jail on February 15, 2017, was rushed to the Lady Curzon and Bowring Hospital on January 20 after she complained of breathing issues. The next day, she was shifted to Victoria Hospital where she tested positive for Covid-19.
Sasikala’s health condition is said to be stable with doctors saying that she was showing good progress.
A huge crowd of Sasikala supporters lined up outside the Victoria Hospital, raising slogans in her favour and distributed sweets in celebration.
Her release from jail comes just months before Tamil Nadu faces its most-crucial Assembly elections in recent times. Though Sasikala’s nephew T T V Dhinakaran, who is the general secretary of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), maintains that his aunt would plunge into active politics immediately after her release, there is little clarity on what she would do.
Once she is back in Chennai, Sasikala is likely to stay at the residence of her niece J Krishnapriya.
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