Jayalalithaa leaves for Bangalore to attend special court's verdict

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is boarding a special flight to Bangalore where a special court is set to announce its verdict in the almost two decades old disproportionate assets case against her on Saturday.

The AIADMK chief is accused of obtaining assets worth almost Rs. 66 crore through dishonest means during her first tenure as Chief Minister from 1991 to 1996.

Her former friend V K Sasikala, V N Sudhakaran and J Illavarasi are the co-accused in the case.

Earlier on Friday, Jayalalithaa's plea to postpone the pronouncement of its verdict in the disproportionate assets case was rejected by the Supreme Court.