Jayalalithaa death panel seeks nod to question Sasikala

The commission, headed by retired high court judge A Arumughaswamy, has been conducting enquiries with bureaucrats, doctors and others, who were privy to the circumstances around her last days.

V K Sasikala (File | EPS)

CHENNAI: The Arumughaswamy Commission that is carrying out a detailed probe in the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has written to the Tamil Nadu Home department and the Karnataka Prisons department, seeking permission to question VK Sasikala, close aide of the late leader, who is now serving a prison term. 

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The commission, headed by retired high court judge A Arumughaswamy, has been conducting enquiries with bureaucrats, doctors and others, who were privy to the circumstances around Jayalalithaa’s final days.