File photo of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa
Chennai:
DMK chief M Karunanidhi has reacted to former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's conviction, 12 days after she was put behind bars.
Addressing the District Secretaries assembled at the DMK headquarters to take stock of the law and order situation in the state, Karunanidhi said, "Jayalalithaa's comeback to power can only be a dream. It would never be fulfilled. She got trapped herself in the net. Jayalalithaa created a situation as if there's none to question her. Today Jayalalithaa reads her own fall as a lesson. Unknowingly, Jayalalithaa helped us in lifting the Dravidian movement."
On September 27, Jayalaltihaa became the first sitting chief minister to be sent to jail after a special court in Bangalore found her guilty in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case. The case against her accuses her of using her first term as chief Minister from 1991 to 1996 to accumulate vast wealth.
The DMK leader had so far refrained from commenting on the development. He had only cited newspaper reports and focused on the law and order issue. There was speculation that he avoided responding to the development as his daughter M K Kanimozhi and two other DMK leaders A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran too are facing corruption charges.
The Karnataka High Court rejected Jayalalithaa's bail plea on Tuesday and her lawyers are expected to move the Supreme Court.
Addressing the District Secretaries assembled at the DMK headquarters to take stock of the law and order situation in the state, Karunanidhi said, "Jayalalithaa's comeback to power can only be a dream. It would never be fulfilled. She got trapped herself in the net. Jayalalithaa created a situation as if there's none to question her. Today Jayalalithaa reads her own fall as a lesson. Unknowingly, Jayalalithaa helped us in lifting the Dravidian movement."
On September 27, Jayalaltihaa became the first sitting chief minister to be sent to jail after a special court in Bangalore found her guilty in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case. The case against her accuses her of using her first term as chief Minister from 1991 to 1996 to accumulate vast wealth.
The DMK leader had so far refrained from commenting on the development. He had only cited newspaper reports and focused on the law and order issue. There was speculation that he avoided responding to the development as his daughter M K Kanimozhi and two other DMK leaders A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran too are facing corruption charges.
The Karnataka High Court rejected Jayalalithaa's bail plea on Tuesday and her lawyers are expected to move the Supreme Court.
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