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Death of J. Jayalalithaa

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Death of J. Jayalalithaa
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Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa died at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, after a 75-day hospitalisation; O. Panneerselvam was sworn in the same night.

Jayalalithaa was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai on 22 September 2016 and died on 5 December 2016 after a cardiac arrest. O. Panneerselvam was sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time that night. She was buried at Marina Beach near the memorial of her mentor M. G. Ramachandran after a state funeral. Questions about her treatment led the state to set up the Justice A. Arumughaswamy commission of inquiry in 2017.

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