New Delhi: The special court today convicted Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa in Disproportionate Assets case.
Here goes the time line of the DA case against Jayalalithaa:
June 14, 1996: DMK govt files DA case against Jayalalithaa and others based on complaints filed by DMK leader K Anbazhagan and Subramanian Swamy, the then Janata Party President
June 4, 1997: Charge sheet filed against Jayalaithaa for Rs 66.65 crore DA
October 21, 1997: Charges framed against Jayalalithaa, Sasikala, Sudhakaran and Ilavarasi
December 7, 1996: Jayalalithaa arrested from her Poes Garden residence in Chennai
May 2001: Jayalalithaa wins assembly elections, sworn-in as CM of Tamil Nadu
September 21, 2001: Jayalalithaa resigns from CM post as court allow plea against her appointment because of her conviction in Tansi case by trial court. But 2 months later, High Court acquits her.
March 2, 2002: Jayalalithaa wins by-election from Andipatti assembly constituency and is sworn in state CM once again.
November 7, 2002: The trial resumes in DA case
February 05, 2003: After Jaya became CM, K Anbazhagan moved Supreme Court to shift the trial out of Chennai
November 18, 2013: Supreme Court orders transfer of trial to a Special Court in Bangalore
May 11, 2006: Jayalalithaa loses state elections, DMK returns to power
May 16, 2011: Jayalaithaa comes back to power, takes over as CM of Tamil Nadu
August 28, 2014: Special Court says verdict will be announced on September 20
September 15, 2014: Jayalalithaa requests for change of locations
September 16, 2014: Special Court allows change in location, postpones verdict to September 27
September 27, 2014: Special Court convicts Jayalaithaa in DA case
