J Jayalalithaa spent her first full day in jail on Sunday in an extraordinary turn of fortunes after being convicted in a corruption case, as one of her loyal aides, O Panneerselvam, was chosen to replace her as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister.
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Mr Panneerselvam, 63, who was finance minister in Ms Jayalalithaa's cabinet, will take over for the second term as chief minister, in similar circumstances. In 2000, he was handpicked by Ms Jayalalithaa when she had to step down after being convicted a land scam.
Ms Jayalalithaa, jailed for four years and fined Rs 100 crore by a special court in Bangalore on Saturday, is now prisoner number 7402 at the city's central prison. She began her day at around 5.30 am with a stroll, sources said.
The 66-year-old former film star later read three Tamil and two English newspapers before having a breakfast of raagi, rice and sambhar. Unlike the average prisoner, Jayalalithaa has reportedly been given a cot and a chair in her jail cell.
Prison officials said Ms Jayalalithaa complained of chest, knee and stomach pain and inadequate medical attention. Her party has been pushing for her shift to a hospital.
This morning, Ms Jayalalithaa held talks with top cadres of her AIADMK from inside Bangalore jail to arrange the handover.
Among her visitors were Mr Panneerselvam and Sheila Balakrishnan, another chief ministerial contender who reportedly waited for hours but couldn't meet her.
Jayalalithaa will move the Karnataka High Court tomorrow for bail, her advocates say. Sources the hearing is likely to come up only on Tuesday, when a vacation bench takes it up.
Jayalalithaa was held guilty of amassing illegal wealth - including 28 kg gold, property, 750 pairs of shoes and 12,000 saris -- in the case that she has always dismissed as politically motivated.
A Supreme Court ruling of last year disqualifies her as a lawmaker. She also cannot contest elections for 10 years.
Fresh protests broke out on Sunday against the ruling in Chennai and Bangalore, where hundreds of supporters screamed, wailed and threw themselves on the ground. On Saturday, her supporters damaged vehicles, threw stones and burnt effigies of leaders of the rival DMK, which pursued the case.
