So, VK Sasikala heads to jail for four years. She cannot become Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after the Supreme Court decided today to convict her and two others in a corruption case. She received the news at a heavily-guarded luxury resort near Chennai, where she had stayed the night along with lawmakers camped there for five days. 

Reports say that Sasikala broke down after the verdict, but addressed the MLAs at the resort where she is holed up with them since last night. 


The AIADMK's official Twitter handle posts: In the past whenever Amma was in crisis, I also suffered this time also I will take it upon me. 'Dharma' will win.


The Hindu reports that the media has been moved out of the Golden Bay resort, where the MLAs in the Sasikala camp had been staying.


While over 15,000 policemen have been deployed across Chennai, only 20 cops are at the resort  


Reports now say that 11 more MLAs are in touch with the OPS camp. He already has eight MLAs who pledged their allegiance to him.


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