Jayalalithaa found guilty in DA case
Following this verdict, Jayalalithaa, also known as Amma (mother) by her party cadres, is disqualified as a member of Tamil Nadu Assembly. The big question now is who will head the government in the absence of Jayalalithaa.
Pronouncing the order amid tight security, Special Judge John Michael D Cunha held AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa guilty of amassing wealth disproportionate to known sources of her income under Sections 109 and 120 (b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, said Special Public Prosecutor G Bhavani Singh.
Jayalalithaa s close aide Sasikala Natarajan, her niece Ilavarasi and her nephew and the CM s disowned foster son Sudhakaran were also convicted in the 18 year old case. Notably, security has been heightened at the DMK headquarters and residences of its senior leaders. Police said that on a request from DMK, security had been increased at Anna Arivalayam , the headquarters of DMK, two residences of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi and the residence of Anbazhagan, party s general secretary. DMK party office in Coimbatore has also been closed.
With the announcement of four year jail term, the AIADMK leader now stands disqualified immediately from the Assembly and will have to step down as chief minister.
Hailing thdiscount patagonia snap-t pullovere decision as significant, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja said the verdict will have an impact on Tamil Nadu politics.
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Amid tight security, Jayalalithaa arrived in Bangalore this morning after flying in by a special aircraft at the HAL Airport along with the other accused and reached the court by road.
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Police are also closely checking vehicles with Tamil Nadu registration at the check post at Attibeli on the border. AIADMK supporters had gathered at the border but were stopped by police, who have been deploypatagonia men&s better sweater vested in strength.
The area around the court was turned into a fortress as the platoons of Karnataka State Reserve Police, the city Armed Reserve and the Rapid Action Force were deployed, besides hundreds of police personnel, including those in plain clothes.
A large number of AIADMK supporters had gathered since early morning.
Prohibitory orders have been clamped in and around the Parappana Agrahara prison complex.
The Rs patagonia guide jacket 4x366.65 crore assets case dates back to Jayalalithaas first term as the Chief Minister, from 1991 to 1996. It was filed before a special court in Chennai in 1997 by the Tamil Nadu s Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC).
The case was transferred to Bangalore s Special Court in 2003 by the Supreme Court on a petition filed by DMK leader K Anbazhagan who had expressed doubts over conduct of fair trial with Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister.
Jayalalithaa, who has waged many legal battles and seen several uppatagonia discount code discounts and downs in her political career, had to quit as patagonia guide jacket 4x2the Chief Minister immediately after her swearing in 2001 following the Supreme Court declaring null and void the action of the then Governor Fatima Beevi appointing her as the Chief Minister as she had been sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment in a corruptionpatagonia discount code yankee case.
O Paneerselvan, a junior Minister in her Council of Ministers, was appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. By 2002, she was cleared of all charges and sworn in again as the Chief Minister.
Appearing beforpatagonia everlong review hpe the court four times, Jayalalithaa has answered 1,339 questions in closed door hearings during which she has maintained that the case was politically motivated and fabricated at the instance of her rival DMK.
Controversy also swirled around the case after Karnataka Advocate General BV Acharya quit as Specipatagonia everlong review 4 sliceal Public Prosecutor and Bhavani Singh came in his place. Questions were raised in the Supreme Court over appointment of Singh also.
The case was filed by Subramanian Swamy in 1996. She was arrested and jailed for some days after DMK came to power in the 1996 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.
The Karnataka government has so far spent Rs 2.86 crore on playing host to the case, according to documents obtained by an RTI activist.
Friends and foes are in awe of Jayalalithaa, who is the tallest Brahmin politician in a statpatagonia guide jacket 4xe where anti Brahminism is a part of political discourse.
Even her critics admit that Jayalalithaa is a fighter and has an iron grip over her party.
The judgment against her was delivered in a state where she was born.
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Jayalalithaa studied at the Bishop Cotton Girl s Hipatagonia girls jackets cheapgh School in Bangalore and another Christian convent, Church Park, in Chennai. A bright student, Jayalalithaa ventured into acting and made her debut at the age of 16 in a Kannada movie.
