Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was convicted by Bangalore Special Court on Saturday afternoon amid high-drama. The trial of 18 years will reach its climax once the quantum of the punishment in the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Disproportionate Assets (DA) case will come out on in the afternoon at 3 pm. The final verdict of the 66.65 crores DA case is going to be a crucial part of Tamil Nadu’s political scenario and will also mark the end the saga of the 18 year old battle. The case was filed on 14th June 1996 by now senior BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy, 18 years ago.The verdict will be delivered by Special Judge John Michael D’Cunha at a makeshift court in the Parappana Agrahara prison complex. The security has been beefed up; the area in and around the court and chief minister’s house has turned into a virtual fortress with reportedly five layers of security. The verdict, which was earlier scheduled for September 20, got deferred to September 27 as the Karnat
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 07:49:25 +0000