J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has become a victim of death hoax. The 68-year-old Indian politician is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, after she suffered a heart attack.
Soon after the news of cardiac arrest broke out, social media flooded with false reports about Jayalalithaa's death.
Mark this tweet - there is a succession battle going on in AIADMK! #Jayalalithaa is long dead. The same comedy happened when MGR died.
— Rogue Academic (@rogueacademic88) December 5, 2016
What I feel is that she is dead.
— अक्सर टल्ली?? (@aksrtalli) December 5, 2016
It will be declared soon.
The police deploymwnt indicates this.#RIP_Amma#Jayalalithaa
#Jayalalithaa is dead...! Trust me... media is hiding...
— zoy_pal (@zoy_pal) December 5, 2016
Not Joking but Someone
might do Suicide there &
blame will go to
demonization
. @geonews_urdu is spreading fake news to create chaos in India. It translates to #jayalalithaa is dead pic.twitter.com/JpHIef5382
— Ashish Agrawal (@AAforIndia) December 4, 2016
#Jayalalithaa this idiot declared "Amma" dead. Action should be taken against him for creating panic in the state via social media. pic.twitter.com/Pq2VelTbmc
— krishna (@krishna78715462) December 4, 2016
Meanwhile, the hospital is sharing constant updates about her health on Twitter. The tweets read: "The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamilnadu who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals,Greams Road, suffered a cardiac arrest this evening. She is on extracorporeal membrane heart assist device and is being treated by a team of expert doctors and critical care specialists. Dr Richard Beale from London has also been consulted and he has concurred with the line of treatment by our cardiologists & pulmonologists."
The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamilnadu who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals,Greams Road, suffered a cardiac arrest this evening.
— Apollo Hospitals (@HospitalsApollo) December 4, 2016
She is on extracorporeal membrane heart assist device and is being treated by a team of expert doctors and critical care specialists.
— Apollo Hospitals (@HospitalsApollo) December 4, 2016
Dr Richard Beale from London has also been consulted and he has concurred with the line of treatment by our cardiologists & pulmonologists.
— Apollo Hospitals (@HospitalsApollo) December 4, 2016
The Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who suffered a cardiac arrest yesterday evening, continues to be very critical. #GodblessAmma
— Apollo Hospitals (@HospitalsApollo) December 5, 2016
She is on ECMO and other life support systems. The Honourable Chief Minister is being treated and closely monitored by a team of experts.
— Apollo Hospitals (@HospitalsApollo) December 5, 2016
Previously, the free encyclopedia - Wikipedia - was fooled into believing Jayalalithaa's death. There were swift updates to her page on the website, including a date of death. Needless to say, it was soon corrected.
