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Shah and Jaitley visit Chennai hospital to inquire about J Jayalalithaa

| | Oct 12, 2016, at 09:04 pm
Chennai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP National President Amit Shah reached Chennai on Wednesday to inquire about the health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, according to media reports.

They went to Apollo Hospital to inquire about her health.

Chief minister and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa was admitted to hsopital on September 22 with complaints of fever and dehydration, media reported.

On Tuesday, the ministerial portfolios handled by the CM was handed over to the state's Finance Minister O Panneerselvam.

" Portfolios looked after by Honourable Amma have been allocated to Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam on the advice of Puratchi Thalaivi Amma," tweeted AIADMK.

Seeveral political leaders including Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi and Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, DMK leader MK Stalin and Governor of Kerala P Sathasivam and Kerala Chief Minister have visited the hospital on various days to inquire about her health, reported the media.

Image: AIADMK Twitter

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