Sasikala granted 15-day parole to attend Natarajan’s funeral

The 15-day parole includes two days of travelling to and from Thanjavur, where the final rites of Natarajan is to take place

V.K. Sasikala. File photo

V.K. Sasikala who is serving her sentence following her conviction in the disproportionate assets case at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prisons, has been granted an emergency parole of 15 days after her husband Natarajan M. died at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday morning.

The parole was sanctioned after her advocates filed an application following her husband’s demise. The 15-day parole includes two days of travelling to and from Thanjavur, where the final rites of Natarajan is to take place, a senior jail official confirmed.

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Sasikala left the Central Prisons on Tuesday noon by road and is expected to reach Thanjavur by night. She has been instructed not to take part in any political activity or interact with her supporters or the media. She has also been instructed not to travel anywhere outside Arulananda Nagar in Thanjavur and return back to the prison by April 3.