The Supreme Court today (14) on Tuesday convicted Sasikala Natarajan under charges of the disproportionate assets case. According to reports from Tamil Nadu, the much awaited verdict would eventually decide the fate of the Tamil Nadu government as Sasikala will not be allowed to take over as chief minister. The disproportionate asset case against Jayalalithaa goes way back to her chief ministerial tenure that began in 1991. The case had particularly strengthened against her when her foster son got married in 1996 in an extravagant wedding ceremony. The properties under purview include large tracts of agricultural land in Tamil Nadu, a tea estate in Nilgiris, a large number of luxury cars, jewellery valuing crores of rupees and cash in banks.

Source: The Nation February 14, 2017 05:48 UTC