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TTV Dhinakaran camp releases visuals of Jayalalithaa in hospital
UPDATED: Dec 20, 2017 11:36 IST
An politician Tamil Nadu has once again raked up the controversy over the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
This time in a sensational manner.
P Vetrivel, who is part of the VK Sasikala-TTV Dhinakaran camp, released a video from when Jayalalithaa was admitted in Chennai's Apollo Hospital.
Addressing media personnel, Vetrivel said, "It is untrue that no one met J Jayalalithaa in hosptail. There is video proof. We waited for long before releasing the video but now we are left with no option."
Vetrivel, showing the video of Amma lying on her hospital bed, told journalists that the video being released now, a day before RK Nagar by-polls, has no connection with the election and that the Election Commission did not say anything on him deciding to go public with the video.
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