She had suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday following which her condition remained extremely critical. She has been in hospital for the past 72 days. By: Vicky Nanjappa Updated: Monday, December 5, 2016, 18:57 [IST] Subscribe to Oneindia News Tamil Nadu Chief Minister passed away at the Apollo hospital said TV reports. The Apollo hospital however continued to maintain that she is very critical and continues to be under life support. Several leaders have come out and told the media not to speculate until there is an official confirmation on the news. She had suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday following which her condition remained extremely critical. She has been in hospital for the past 72 days. VIDEO : Jayalalithaa Health : Sasikala Pushpa demands transparency on Amma's health Powered by Ads by ZINC Minutes after the television channels played out the news chaos and confusion broke out in front of the hospital. Several of her supporters even resorted to violence.Doctors at Apollo had maintained that Jayalalithaa had remained very critical despite receiving the best of treatment. Dr Richard Beale had also said that Jayalalithaa was very critical and best possible care was being offered to her.

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