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| Jayalalithaa arrives in 20-car conv |
| Jayalalithaa arrives in 20-car convoy, answers questions in Bangalore court
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| INDIA
, 20-October-2011
3:45:29 AM |
| As the Bangalore trial court broke for lunch on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa retired to her SUV to grab a bite, having answered four of about 400 questions, sources said. The court is recording the final statements of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in connection with a Rs. 66-crore disproportionate assets case. (What is the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa?)
Ms Jayalalithaa's lunch is said to have been the vegetable sandwiches that she favours on high-stress days. Sources say the Tamil Nadu CM, who is making her first personal appearance before this court, has answered four questions since arriving there at around 11 am. There are about 400 questions to be answered, many of which will be argued by her counsel.
But the pace of proceedings so far suggest that Ms Jayalalithaa, who came to Bangalore very reluctantly, might have to stay over tonight if the court orders her continued presence. She is in Bangalore after the Supreme Court rejected her latest attempt to skip this appearance. The court rejected her concerns about inadequate security on Wednesday.
The Karnataka government has made massive security arrangements for Ms Jayalalithaa's visit. She reached the court in a long convoy of 20 cars and all that could be seen was the khaki of policemen around.
The route from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport, where Mr Jayalalitha's special aircraft landed, to the court, has been sanitised. The court has turned into a virtual fortress; no private vehicle is allowed within one and a half kilometres. Only lawyers involved in the case have been allowed to enter the court premises. Section 144 has been imposed around the court till the hearing is over.
Ms Jayalalithaa has Z plus security in Bangalore. Apart from National Security Guard commandos escorting her for the hearing, there are 1,500 police personnel from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on security duty.
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