Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest in the evening of December 4, 2016. In a press release, the Apollo Hospitals confirmed that Jayalalithaa has indeed suffered a cardiac arrest and is being treated in the CCU by a team of specialists including cardiologists, pulmonologists, and critical care specialists. Doctors from AIIMS and Dr Richard Beale from London, who are also being consulted, have concurred with the ongoing course of treatment. Jayalalithaa is on extra-corporeal membrane heart assist device and is being monitored closely. As per reports coming in the early hours of Monday morning, the Tamil Nadu chief minister also underwent an emergency angioplasty to remove a blockage. According to the latest statement issued by the Apollo Hospitals, the condition of CM Jayalalithaa is very critical. She is on ECMO and other life support systems and is being monitored constantly.
Within minutes of the news breaking in on the CM's cardiac arrest, thousands of people, all her ardent fans, gathered in front of the hospital, praying for her quick recovery. All police units were on standby and the SPs on alert across all districts of Tamil Nadu. While the security in front of the hospital has been tightened, all roads leading to the hospital have also been blocked and Jayalalithaa’s house barricaded. Most of the schools and all the cinemas in Chennai will also remain closed today.
Tamil Nadu DGP had asked all police officers, personnel to report for duty by 7 A.M. on Monday, while paramilitary forces including the CRPF were kept on standby.
All the top leaders and MLAs of AIADMK along with the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu, C. Vidyasagar Rao, have been in a meeting at the hospital since last night.
Biography of Jayalalitha
Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest in the evening of December 4, 2016. In a press release, the Apollo Hospitals confirmed that Jayalalithaa has indeed suffered a cardiac arrest and is being treated in the CCU by a team of specialists including cardiologists, pulmonologists, and critical care specialists. Doctors from AIIMS and Dr Richard Beale from London, who are also being consulted, have concurred with the ongoing course of treatment. Jayalalithaa is on extra-corporeal membrane heart assist device and is being monitored closely. As per reports coming in the early hours of Monday morning, the Tamil Nadu chief minister also underwent an emergency angioplasty to remove a blockage. According to the latest statement issued by the Apollo Hospitals, the condition of CM Jayalalithaa is very critical. She is on ECMO and other life support systems and is being monitored constantly.
Within minutes of the news breaking in on the CM's cardiac arrest, thousands of people, all her ardent fans, gathered in front of the hospital, praying for her quick recovery. All police units were on standby and the SPs on alert across all districts of Tamil Nadu. While the security in front of the hospital has been tightened, all roads leading to the hospital have also been blocked and Jayalalithaa’s house barricaded. Most of the schools and all the cinemas in Chennai will also remain closed today.
Tamil Nadu DGP had asked all police officers, personnel to report for duty by 7 A.M. on Monday, while paramilitary forces including the CRPF were kept on standby.
All the top leaders and MLAs of AIADMK along with the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu, C. Vidyasagar Rao, have been in a meeting at the hospital since last night.
Biography of Jayalalitha
