Jayalalithaa is not dead, insists Apollo Hospital amid rumour frenzy
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has not passed away and continues to remain on life support, Apollo Hospital in Chennai insists, minutes after speculations went on an overdrive about the politician's demise.
Apollo Hospital released a statement, saying: "Some TV channels are wrongly reporting that Honourable Chief Minister is no more. This is totally baseless and false."
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Apollo Hospital releases statement, says #jayalalithaa continues to be on life support pic.twitter.com/nZ6YcBvGjE
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2016
Confusion over the Jayalalithaa's death started when multiple TV agencies in Tamil Nadu began reporting about her death. TV screens in the southern state erroneously started flashing about her death.
The national frenzy engulfed Pakistan too. A Pakistani journalist named Omar R Quraishi tweeted on Monday morning that prominent Urdu papers this morning reported that Jayalalithaa had died, even though she's alive.
Two of Pakistan's largest Urdu papers this morning reported that Indian politician Jayalalitha had died (she's alive) pic.twitter.com/Q6Hs0fy89P
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) December 5, 2016
Dear Express, Geo and Nawa-I-Waqt: Jayalalitha is alive
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) December 5, 2016
pic.twitter.com/30BVJZ1TCO
AIADMK headquarters was also gripped in the frenzy. They initially lowered the party flag at half mast only for later to be hoisted to full mast again. Jayalalithaa joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1982.
Chennai: Party flag flying at half mast at AIADMK HQs #jayalalithaa pic.twitter.com/mvan9qvxWH
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2016
#WATCH: Party flag hoisted again at AIADMK HQs in Chennai #jayalalithaa pic.twitter.com/8dAqqTwjSc
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2016
Twitter soon followed suit.
Announcement was delayed on purpose it seems
— BAN Modi... (@VAvinash) December 5, 2016
Rest in peace #jayalalithaa #RIPAmma
The southern moon has set for ever. #jayalalithaa no more. #RIPAmma
— ruchi kokcha (@ruchikokcha) December 5, 2016
Schrodinger's Amma?#RIPAmma
— priyanka kashyap (@_kpriyanka) December 5, 2016
#RIPAmma Doctors continue to provide all life saving measures. According to #ApolloHospital #Jayalalitha is still alive. #PrayersForAmma
— Ali Akhtar Mohammed (@EngAliAkhtar) December 5, 2016
That awkward moment when you jump gun,publish obituary,then change headline,but URL still says "dead" @IndianExpress https://t.co/NWJaYNs6ij
— Ravi Mantha (@rmantha2) December 5, 2016
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