'I have taken rebirth': Jayalalithaa's first statement from hospital

CHENNAI: After more than 50 days in hospital, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday released a letter saying "she has taken rebirth"."Due to the continuous prayers by people in Tamil Nadu, in other states and across the world, I have taken rebirth and I am happy to share this information with you," said Jayalalithaa in the opening of the letter.The two-page letter was released by the party headquarters in the name of the party general secretary and chief minister Jayalalithaa.Asking voters in Thanjavur, Aravakurichi and Tiruparankundram to vote for her party, Jayalalithaa said, "I am awaiting the news of party's victory in all three constituencies."“When I have the love and affection of people, I am happy and will be fully well and begin work soon,” she said."I express my anguish over the suicides committed by some cadres after my hospitalisation. I need the cadres for the party's future and growth," said the general secretary."Though I could not meet the cadres and voters of the three constituencies, my mind and heart are always with you," said the chief minister.She advised the cadres to work for the party's victory in all the three constituencies."Each and every cadre in the three constituencies must think that party's victory is their personal victory. All party candidates must win with a huge margin," she said, pleading the voters to favour AIADMK . The chief minister said her government had worked tirelessly, introducing various schemes for the welfare of the people.Jayalalithaa was admitted to Chennai's Apollo Hospital on September 22 with complaints of "fever and dehydration". She was later put on respiratory support and was being treated for lung congestion. Doctors from the UK and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, joined the team of specialists from Apollo to treat her.