Fifty-two days after she was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai for ‘fever and dehydration’, which ostensibly turned worse requiring her to be put on respiratory support, spreading panic across the state, TN CM J Jayalalithaa has released a statement appealing to the people of state to vote for AIADMK in the upcoming by-polls.
In a statement released by the AIADMK HQ, she said, “I have taken a rebirth with the prayers of people and party cadre,” and added that she is waiting to completely recover and resume work for the people.
“I have always been working for people. I want each of you to work for the people,” she said in the statement.
Jayalalithaa requested the people of Tamil Nadu to vote for AIADMK in the upcoming by-polls in three constituencies in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry. “Though I am not able to come in person and campaign, my heart is there,” she said.
She asked cadres to work hard for AIADMK’s victory with a huge margin and spread the message about the various schemes brought out by the government.
Jayalalithaa was rushed to Apollo Hospital on September 22. While she was initially stated to have only a minor illness, she was put on respiratory support and several teams of doctors were flown from London and Delhi to attend to her.
Several prayer sessions and pujas were held across TN for her good health.
Apollo Hospitals chairman Pratap Reddy recently spoke to the media and said that she was well and could be discharged whenever she wanted to.