37-year old Bangalorean Amrutha has claimed that she is the daughter of former Tamil Nadu chief-minister J. Jayalalithaa. “O. Panneerselvam is very well aware of this fact,” she has added.

Amrutha had earlier moved the Supreme Court by filing a petition stating that she was the biological daughter of the former chief-minister and requested conduct of DNA test of ‘Puratchithalaivi’ to prove that she was her daughter. She sought the apex Court’s permission to conduct funeral rituals of her mother as per their family tradition. Pulling her up for not approaching lower Courts first, the apex Court ordered her to approach a High Court first.

Speaking to a regional television news channel, Amrutha claimed that her foster-father Parthasaray informed her about the truth (that she was Jayalalithaa’s daughter) only during his dying moments a few months back. “My relatives also assert that I’m the daughter of Jayalalithaa; O. Panneerselvam is also aware of this fact,” said Amrutha, thus making things difficult for the deputy chief-minister and the AIADMK convener.

“Many a times Jayalalithaa had embraced me but I never felt it was the affection of a real mother,” Amrutha broke into tears during the interview and added that Jayalalithaa didn’t reveal her identity as she was apprehensive of Sasikala’s reaction. “I have met Jayalalithaa at Poes Garden, State Secretariat, Siruthavur Bungalow and at many places,” she said.

“All these years, I had been repeatedly told that I’m the daughter of Jayalalithaa’s sister; now that I’m aware of my real identity, I only want the Court to declare so. My identity and who I’m is more important for me,” Amrutha concludes.