M K Stalin vows to unravel mystery of Jayalalithaa's death after he comes to power

DMK chief M K Stalin has said that if the party comes to power in the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, then he will ensure that the 'mystery' behind the death of former CM J Jayalalithaa will be unravelled.

Stalin, while releasing the manifesto of the DMK on Saturday, said that he would take proper steps to expedite the submission of the Arumughasamy Committee report formed to probe the circumstances leading to the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016.

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Stalin also lashed out at incumbent Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami for alleging that he and Karunanidhi were responsible for Jayalalithaa's death and challenged the chief minister to prove it in a court, according to a report by The Times of India.

Her (Jayalalithaa’s) health deteriorated during her second term. "They were tight-lipped about her health condition. If he (EPS) sticks to his allegation, he could have taken action against me. I am ready to face the case. Are you ready?” Stalin said during his election campaign in Tiruvarur, the report said.

(With inputs from PT)