Corruption Case Against Sasikala

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet in a case relating to alleged irregularities and preferential treatment provided to VK Sasikala, the close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa, at the Central Prison.

A day before the Supreme Court takes up AIADMK leader VK Sasikala petition against her conviction, the Tamil Nadu politician sentenced to four years in jail has asked that the top court's Justice Rohinton Nariman should not hear her case.

Days after her nephew TTV Dinakaran found himself behind bars in Delhi, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala is making a bid to get out of the Bengaluru jail where she is serving a four-year jail term. On Wednesday, Sasikala filed a review petition against her conviction by the Supreme Court that had hauled her off to jail in February, arguing that...

E Palaniswami today won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the house witnessed chaos and violence. He won 122 votes with only 11 rebels of his AIADMK voting against him. He needed the backing of at least 117 legislators in the 234-member State Assembly. Mr Palaniswami took oath on Thursday with a 30-member cabinet. He is widely seen as...

As she headed to jail in Bengaluru for corruption, VK Sasikala faced another charge today. She has been reported to the police for kidnapping by a lawmaker who claims to have "escaped" from the luxury resort where MLAs backing Ms Sasikala have camped for days. SS Saravanan, who pledged support for Ms Sasikala's challenger O Panneerselvam yesterday,...

If the AIADMK legislature party survives its present crisis - a big If - the new leadership might stabilize. But the more probable scenario is that the split will persist.

VK Sasikala has been found guilty of corruption by the Supreme Court and will have to surrender to the police in Chennai so that she can be jailed for four years. This ends her high-decibel and divisive bid to be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu - she is now barred from contesting an election for the next ten years. At 10:30 am on Tuesday, two judges o...

About 15,000 cops have been posted across Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai this morning ahead of a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case against VK Sasikala, chief of the ruling AIADMK.

A luxury resort near Chennai was brought under heavy security cover this morning as scores of policemen arrived there hours before a Supreme Court verdict on a corruption case against VK Sasikala. Ms Sasikala stayed last night at the Golden Bay resort where over 100 lawmakers have camped since Wednesday, a day after Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's...

At 10.30 am, the Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver whether VK Sasikala, in the running for Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is guilty in a corruption case that dates back to the early 90s. In Chennai, the police is patrolling different landmarks including the Governor's office-cum-residence, Raj Bhavan, the headquarters of main political parties, ...

The pending disproportionate assets case that poses a legal hurdle against VK Sasikala's taking over as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, dates back to 1996. J Jayalalithaa, Ms Sasikala and her two relatives, Ilavarasi and Sudhagaran, had been convicted in the case that alleged that the former Chief Minister owned assets far exceeding her known source...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on whether VK Sasikala, who wants to be head Tamil Nadu, conspired in the early 90s with J Jayalalithaa to illicitly acquire a shared fortune then worth over 60 crores.

The Supreme Court has refused to advance its hearing of a case that asks for VK Sasikala to be stopped from taking over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister till the top court decides a separate corruption case against her.

Sources have told NDTV that Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has taken a legal opinion on VK Sasikala taking over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in view of the disproportionate assets case against her, which is pending in Supreme Court.

J Jayalalithaa, one of the most powerful and popular politicians from Tamil Nadu, will spend at least another week in jail. The 66-year-old former Chief Minister's request for bail will be heard on Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court has decided. On Saturday, she was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 100 crore. Jayalalithaa was arrested ...

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet in a case relating to alleged irregularities and preferential treatment provided to VK Sasikala, the close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa, at the Central Prison.

A day before the Supreme Court takes up AIADMK leader VK Sasikala petition against her conviction, the Tamil Nadu politician sentenced to four years in jail has asked that the top court's Justice Rohinton Nariman should not hear her case.

Days after her nephew TTV Dinakaran found himself behind bars in Delhi, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala is making a bid to get out of the Bengaluru jail where she is serving a four-year jail term. On Wednesday, Sasikala filed a review petition against her conviction by the Supreme Court that had hauled her off to jail in February, arguing that...

E Palaniswami today won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the house witnessed chaos and violence. He won 122 votes with only 11 rebels of his AIADMK voting against him. He needed the backing of at least 117 legislators in the 234-member State Assembly. Mr Palaniswami took oath on Thursday with a 30-member cabinet. He is widely seen as...

As she headed to jail in Bengaluru for corruption, VK Sasikala faced another charge today. She has been reported to the police for kidnapping by a lawmaker who claims to have "escaped" from the luxury resort where MLAs backing Ms Sasikala have camped for days. SS Saravanan, who pledged support for Ms Sasikala's challenger O Panneerselvam yesterday,...

If the AIADMK legislature party survives its present crisis - a big If - the new leadership might stabilize. But the more probable scenario is that the split will persist.

VK Sasikala has been found guilty of corruption by the Supreme Court and will have to surrender to the police in Chennai so that she can be jailed for four years. This ends her high-decibel and divisive bid to be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu - she is now barred from contesting an election for the next ten years. At 10:30 am on Tuesday, two judges o...

About 15,000 cops have been posted across Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai this morning ahead of a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case against VK Sasikala, chief of the ruling AIADMK.

A luxury resort near Chennai was brought under heavy security cover this morning as scores of policemen arrived there hours before a Supreme Court verdict on a corruption case against VK Sasikala. Ms Sasikala stayed last night at the Golden Bay resort where over 100 lawmakers have camped since Wednesday, a day after Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's...

At 10.30 am, the Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver whether VK Sasikala, in the running for Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is guilty in a corruption case that dates back to the early 90s. In Chennai, the police is patrolling different landmarks including the Governor's office-cum-residence, Raj Bhavan, the headquarters of main political parties, ...

The pending disproportionate assets case that poses a legal hurdle against VK Sasikala's taking over as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, dates back to 1996. J Jayalalithaa, Ms Sasikala and her two relatives, Ilavarasi and Sudhagaran, had been convicted in the case that alleged that the former Chief Minister owned assets far exceeding her known source...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on whether VK Sasikala, who wants to be head Tamil Nadu, conspired in the early 90s with J Jayalalithaa to illicitly acquire a shared fortune then worth over 60 crores.

The Supreme Court has refused to advance its hearing of a case that asks for VK Sasikala to be stopped from taking over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister till the top court decides a separate corruption case against her.

Sources have told NDTV that Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has taken a legal opinion on VK Sasikala taking over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in view of the disproportionate assets case against her, which is pending in Supreme Court.

J Jayalalithaa, one of the most powerful and popular politicians from Tamil Nadu, will spend at least another week in jail. The 66-year-old former Chief Minister's request for bail will be heard on Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court has decided. On Saturday, she was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 100 crore. Jayalalithaa was arrested ...