Former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was advised to rest by a doctor at Apollo Hospitals a day before her swearing-in ceremony in 2016, but she had countered that it was not possible as she had to work 16 hours in a day, the doctor submitted before the one man Commission inquiring the circumstances leading to her death. The Justice Arumughaswamy Commission resumed hearing after three years (following a Supreme Court order).
Deposing before the Commission and the AIIMS Medical Board, which joined the inquiry via video conferencing, Dr. Babu Manohar said the former Chief Minister had complained of giddiness and being unable to walk without support. He met Jayalalithaa at her Poes Garden residence a day before her swearing-in ceremony after being called by her physician Dr. Sivakumar.
Dr. Manohar told the panel that apart from prescribing some medicines, he had advised her to do certain exercises and rest in either Siruthavoor or Udhagamandalam for a few days. But, Jayalalithaa refused to do so, insisting that she had to work 16 hours a day, he said.
