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Jayalalithaa dead: A reluctant politician, who made welfarism part of statecraft

For a leader who was a reluctant politician and started out as an ostentatious displayer of power and pelf, it is no small matter that one of the principal reasons why Jayalalithaa will be remembered for is making welfarism an accepted, even emulated, part of statecraft.

Jayalalithaa's demise: Meet the family members of late Tamil Nadu chief minister

While Jayalalithaa remained at the centre of Tamil politics, her family has rarely been in the limelight. Here is the family tree of the late leader.

Jayalalithaa DA case: Acquiring assets not a crime per se, says SC

Acquiring assets "per se" is not a crime unless the sources are found to be illegal, the Supreme Court said on the DA case against TN CM J Jayalalithaa

Disproportionate assets case: Cash gifts to Jayalalithaa not lawful source of income, says Karnataka

Karnataka questioned the methodology adopted by the High Court in computing assets of Jayalalithaa in disproportionate assets case.

Special high court bench to hear Jayalalithaa's DA case on 5 Jan

A special bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear, from 5 Jan, the corruption case against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and her three aides on a daily basis.

Jaya spent Rs 3 crore on Sudhakaran's wedding: Special court

Holding that it was AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa who had paid for the arrangements for the lavish marriage of her now estranged foster son VN Sudhakaran, the special court in the disproportionate assets case against her pegged the expenses incurred by her at Rs three crore.