The Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted AIADMK general secretary Sasikala in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case.<\/p>\n
The apex court also sentenced Sasikala to a prison term of 4 years.<\/p>\n
Now, the AIADMK general secretary cannot become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, or contest elections for 10 years – which includes 4 years of prison term.<\/p>\n
Sasikala has also been asked by the Supreme Court to surrender immediately.<\/p>\n
A Bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitav Roy, who had reserved the verdict on June 7, 2016, gave the verdict in the case on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Karnataka High Court had last year acquitted the AIADMK general secretary in the case, in which late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa was also an accused.<\/p>\n
Sasikala has been involved in a long and protracted power struggle with acting Chief Minister O Panneerselvam for the CM’s post, following Jayalalithaa’s death.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the numbers in Panneerselvam\u2019s camp continue to boost, with Mettur MLA Semmalai backing the CM. OPS now has 9 MLAs in his camp.<\/p>\n
Sasikala still holds the majority, with 125 of 134 MLAs still in her camp. She has moved a number of MLAs to Koovathur resort near Chennai, where they have been staying for several days. Sasikala on Monday stayed overnight at the resort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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