This Article is From Oct 19, 2014

Out on Bail, Jayalalithaa Reaches Her Residence in Chennai: 10 Developments

Supporters of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa hold photos of their leader as they wait outside Bangalore Central Jail. (Photo: PTI)

Bangalore: 22 days after she was convicted in a disproportionate assets case and arrested, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa returned home to Chennai on Saturday evening. She was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Friday on medical grounds.

Here are the 10 latest developments:

  1. When she reached her residence at Poes Garden, Ms Jayalalithaa was greeted by hundreds of supporters who had braved the heavy rain and assembled there. Many AIADMK supporters had also lined up along the side of the road to cheer on her convoy. Some of them broke out in impromptu celebratory dances as their leader returned home.

  2. She had left Bangalore central jail, where she had been since her conviction and arrest on September 27, and flown to Chennai in a chartered plane.

  3. O Panneerselvam, who replaced Jayalalithaa as Tamil Nadu chief minister after her conviction, had earlier reached Bangalore to receive her.

  4. Ms Jayalalithaa, 66, followed the Supreme Court's directive and issued a statement on Friday evening, urging the adoring workers of her party, the AIADMK, to remain calm and not resort to violence, as they have in recent weeks.

  5. She was convicted by a Bangalore court for collecting land, gold and other assets vastly exceeding her income in a case that had dragged on for nearly two decades.

  6. She was sentenced to four years in jail; she has appealed against her conviction and sentence in the Karnataka High Court. (Also read: How Jayalalithaa's 18 Year-Long Trial Ended in 7 Minutes)

  7. The Supreme Court on Friday asked her lawyers to ensure that all paperwork for her appeal is completed by December 18, or her bail could be cancelled.

  8. The Top Court said it will then ask the Karnataka High Court to decide her appeal within three months to ensure a faster trial than the current case, which dragged on for nearly two decades.

  9. Following her conviction, Jayalalithaa, who heads the AIADMK, was obliged by law to step down as Tamil Nadu chief minister. She was replaced by loyalist Mr Panneerselvam at a swearing-in ceremony where many Cabinet members sobbed into handkerchiefs in an emotional display of fidelity.

  10. Her case was transferred from Tamil Nadu to adjacent Karnataka in 2001 to ensure her political clout would not influence her trial.



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