Jayaram Jayalalitha, has been sentenced to jail for four years on corruption charges. Journalist Sudha G Tilak chronicles her fall from grace. Her face adorns cheap food canteens, pharmacies ...

Along with three others, Jayalalitha was sentenced to an immediate jail term, and was due to be sent to Parappana Agrahara prison in Bangalore. But she complained on chest pains and giddiness ...

As head of the AIADMK party, she was elected as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on four occasions, overcoming convictions and jail terms to return to office. Jayalalitha was born on 24 February 1948 ...

But it was not the first time she had been sent to prison for corruption - she spent a brief time in jail over corruption charges in 1996 too. Jayalalitha's admirers say she has played a key role ...

The release order by the Special Court came after a bond for Rs two crore and surety on assets for more than Rs one crore was furnished for Jayalalitha. Read: Disproportionate assets case ...

In 2014, when Jayalalitha become a prisoner, thousands of AIADMK workers gathered in front of the jail, creating a security issue for the police here. * Now Bangalore police threw a security ring ...

All this, say her friends, has rendered J. Jayalalitha highly unpredictable, as the BJP found out to its dismay. Personal considerations motivate political actions. Good and bad are differentiated ...

After the acquittal order of the High Court on May 11, 2015, Jayalalitha passed away on December 05, 2016, i.e., before the judgment of the top court on February 14, 2017.

CHENNAI: Charges were framed against former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalitha, industrialist A.C. Muthiah and former state industry secretary C.Ramachandran in the Rs 28. ...