Chennai: Tamil Nadu continues to be on edge after the arrest of former Chief minister J Jayalalithaa in 18-year-old disproportionate assets case on September 27. The Tamil Nadu film industry will not showcase any movie on Tuesday across theatres in the state to protest Jayalalithaa's sentencing.
In order to show their support for Jayalalithaa, members of Tamil Film Exhibitors Association will go on fast on Tuesday. Members of Tamil Film Producers Council (TPFC) and South Indian Artists Association (SIAA) have also backed the hunger strike.
A PTI report said that the protest will be held at Chepauk from 9 am to 6 pm.
In the meantime, Jayalalithaa's bail plea will come up for hearing in Karnataka High Court. She had moved the high court seeking bail and challenging her conviction.
Jayalalithaa, her aide Sasikala and two others were found guilty in the 66.65 crore case and fined by the court. While the AIADMK chief was asked to pay Rs 100 crore, the three others were fined Rs 10 crore each.
The state witnessed numerous suicide attempts and deaths soon after the judgment. Some reports said that a total of 16 persons had committed suicide or died of cardiac arrest across the state.
The AIADMK elected Jayalalithaa's right-hand man O Panneerselvam to take over the reins of the government in her absence. Panneerselvam, who broke down as he took the oath on Monday, made no changes in the portfolios, keeping home, finance and public affairs with himself.
This is Panneerselvam's second stint as the CM. In 2001, Jayalalithaa handpicked him to fill her shoes when she was convicted in the TANSI land scam. The trusted Jayalalithaa loyalist refused to sit in her chair saying it belonged to his 'revered' leader.
(With additional information from PTI)
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