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| Jayalalithaa's Bail Request to be Heard Tomorrow; Film Industry on Strike
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| INDIA
, 30-September-2014
7:23:20 AM |
| Whether former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa can leave jail could be decided tomorrow, when the Karnataka High Court will hear her request for bail. Ms Jayalalithaa has been in a Bangalore prison since Saturday, after being found guilty of corruption
1Actors, directors and others from the film industry in Tamil Nadu are on a hunger strike in Chennai to protest against Ms Jayalalithaa's arrest; popular actor Srikanth said they were demonstrating "support and solidarity" for Ms Jayalalithaa, a former actress. Cinema theaters in Chennai will remain shut today till 6 pm.
2Ms Jayalalithaa has appealed to the Karnataka High Court against her conviction; she has also asked for bail. She will be represented by noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani.
3The politician, who heads the AIADMK, has said that she is unwell. She is a diabetic.
4Her party, which swept Tamil Nadu in May's general election, is the third largest in Parliament.
5The 66-year-old was in the middle of her third term as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister when she was convicted of corruption in a case that is 18 years old. She says the charges against her are politically motivated.
6She was found guilty of misusing her office during her first stint from 1991 to 1996 to accumulate vast wealth that could not be accounted for by her declared sources of income.
7Her conviction meant automatic disqualification as a legislator and she had to step down as chief minister. In Chennai, her loyal aide O Panneerselvam, 63, took over as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Monday, breaking down as he took oath.
1Actors, directors and others from the film industry in Tamil Nadu are on a hunger strike in Chennai to protest against Ms Jayalalithaa's arrest; popular actor Srikanth said they were demonstrating "support and solidarity" for Ms Jayalalithaa, a former actress. Cinema theaters in Chennai will remain shut today till 6 pm.
2Ms Jayalalithaa has appealed to the Karnataka High Court against her conviction;
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