1830: Jayalalithaa barred from contesting elections for 10 years.
1734: Jayalalithaa disqualified as MLA
1730: Jayalalithaa will have to be imprisoned immediately, it's said.
1720: Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa sentenced to four years in jail and Rs 100 crore fine
1700: There were lot of fears of violence in Bangalore. But the city is absolutely peaceful.
1600: The arguments for sentencing still on.
1426: Jayalalithaa convicted of all charges.
1734: Jayalalithaa disqualified as MLA
1730: Jayalalithaa will have to be imprisoned immediately, it's said.
1720: Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa sentenced to four years in jail and Rs 100 crore fine
1700: There were lot of fears of violence in Bangalore. But the city is absolutely peaceful.
1600: The arguments for sentencing still on.
1426: Jayalalithaa convicted of all charges.
1400: Conflicting views on what's happening inside court room. Lack of official information fuelling rumours.
1333: Hope there won't be any violence in Bangalore after the verdict is pronounced.
1330: The timeline of this case
1313: Before we know the verdict, first AIADMK celebrated, and now DMK is celebrating.
1303: Rumours of Jayalalithaa being found guilty.
1250: AIADMK workers are running berserk near Hosur on the border as well.
1241: Even before the verdict is pronounced, there is lathicharge outside the court premises. Now imagine, what will the situation be after the pronouncement of the verdict?
1230: Police will have tough time controlling DMK and AIADMK workers, irrespective of whichever way the verdict goes.
1215: Really strange that AIADMK workers are bursting crackers and distributing sweets. But the verdict isn't out yet.
1200: Now the wait gets longer as the court has put off the verdict to 1pm
1130: Even if she is convicted, I doubt anything much will change in Tamil Nadu. She will have a trusted confidant to step in
1110: The verdict was supposed to be pronounced at 11 am.
1030: The entire news media have descended outside the special court premises.
What this case is all about:
It's that Jayalalithaa acquired wealth worth Rs. 66.65 crore while she was the chief minister from 1991 to 1996, that she was abetted by her aide Ms. Sasikala along with tow of her relatives, V.N. Sudhakaran (Jayalalithaa’s ex-foster son) and Ilavarasi. The case was filed by the DMK in 1996.
1330: The timeline of this case
1313: Before we know the verdict, first AIADMK celebrated, and now DMK is celebrating.
1303: Rumours of Jayalalithaa being found guilty.
1250: AIADMK workers are running berserk near Hosur on the border as well.
1241: Even before the verdict is pronounced, there is lathicharge outside the court premises. Now imagine, what will the situation be after the pronouncement of the verdict?
1230: Police will have tough time controlling DMK and AIADMK workers, irrespective of whichever way the verdict goes.
1215: Really strange that AIADMK workers are bursting crackers and distributing sweets. But the verdict isn't out yet.
1200: Now the wait gets longer as the court has put off the verdict to 1pm
1130: Even if she is convicted, I doubt anything much will change in Tamil Nadu. She will have a trusted confidant to step in
1110: The verdict was supposed to be pronounced at 11 am.
1030: The entire news media have descended outside the special court premises.
What this case is all about:
It's that Jayalalithaa acquired wealth worth Rs. 66.65 crore while she was the chief minister from 1991 to 1996, that she was abetted by her aide Ms. Sasikala along with tow of her relatives, V.N. Sudhakaran (Jayalalithaa’s ex-foster son) and Ilavarasi. The case was filed by the DMK in 1996.
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