Jayalalithaa to leave CM post, declared in verdict

The chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu was found guilty of amassing wealth of more than $10m (£6.1m) which was unaccounted for.

She will now have to resign as chief minister with her career in jeopardy.

A former actress, her life has been marked by a series of high and lows.

The verdict was delivered by a special court in Bangalore amid tight security.



Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been convicted by a special court in Bangalore in the 18-year-old Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case against her. This verdict will have huge ramifications on the state polity and her government.

Here are the highlights:

# Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been convicted in the DA case. The quantum of sentence is awaited.

# Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa tells the court that the case is politically motivated, and intended to harass her. She also says that she is suffering from health problems.

# The verdict has been deferred till 3 pm.

# Special judge John Michael Cunha enters court hall to deliver verdict in Jayalalitha disproportionate assets case.

# 29 ministers of Tamil Nadu Cabinet outside the special court in Bangalore.

# Police cane-charged AIADMK activists who were trying to proceed towards the special court.

# Top Tamil Nadu ministers, including O Paneerselvam who is likely to be CM if Jayalalithaa is convicted, wait outside the court for verdict.




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