"Among the three visitors in the recent past, one was a doctor from Chennai who is also a close relative of Sasikala," a source said. Rules for common convicts say a prisoner can meet relatives once in 15 days. The prison superintendent has powers to allow more than the stipulated number of visitors. Denying that Sasikala was getting VIP treatment, jail officials had earlier said they would cut down the number of visitors.According to another source, Sasikala is glued to the TV most of the time. She was more confident when she came to the prison than she is now," the prison source said.DG (Prisons) Sathyanarayana Rao did not respond to TOI's calls and messages.

Source: Times of India April 29, 2017 01:44 UTC