The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would pronounce its verdict in the corruption case against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa within a week.
AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan is also a co-accused in the case.
Jayalalithaa was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act in 1996 for allegedly storing unaccounted wealth.
In 2014, a special court in Bengaluru had found her guilty and sentenced her to four years imprisonment along with her close aide Sasikala. Jayalalithaa had to resign the chief minister post after the verdict.
Meanwhile, expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpalata had moved the Election Commission questioning the validity of Sasikala Natarajan’s elevation as party secretary as she is facing corruption charges.
Sasikala Natarajan will be the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu as O Panneerselvam is resigning from the post due to “personal reasons”.
