V K Sasikala leaves for Thanjavur to attend husband Natarajan's final rites; granted 15-day parole

Natarajan Maruthappa passed away on Tuesday at around 1.35 a.m. at the Gleneagles Global hospital in Chennai due to multiple organ failure.

VK Sasikala (File | EPS)

CHENNAI: Convicted All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader VK Sasikala left from Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail on Tuesday after getting a 15-day emergency parole (including  journey period) following the demise of her husband Natarajan Maruthappa.

Sasikala, who is currently lodged in Bengaluru’s Parappanna Agrahara Jail is expected to travel to Thanjavur directly by road for the funeral.

Natarajan Maruthappa passed away on Tuesday at around 1.35 a.m. at the Gleneagles Global hospital in Chennai.

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According to the death certificate, the 76-year-old died due to multiple-organ failure.

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Shanmuga Priyan, Chief Operation Officer, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, released a statement, stating that every possible attempt was made to sustain his revival. However, despite their best efforts, he was unable to recover.

Natarajan had also undergone a liver and kidney transplant in 2017.

Sasikala is currently serving a four-year imprisonment and is lodged in central prison in Bengaluru in a disproportionate assets case. She was sent to Parappana Agrahara central prison in February last year.