Jaya verdict aftermath
Jayalalitha reported verdict sent shock waves among the AIADMK workers, while the DMK cadre celebrated by bursting crackers and distributing sweets. Here is a lowdown of what happened after Jaya verdict was pronounced.
* Protests in Hosur and several other parts after Jayalalitha verdict is out. AIADMK workers burn effigies, stage protests. In Bangalore, AIADMK workers beat Subramanyam Swami's posters.
* Bus services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu disrupted after Jaya verdict. Stone-pelting reported from few places.
* All bus services from Chamarajanagar stopped. All KSRTC buses and private vehicles stopped from plying to the court area.
* Large number of AIADMK supporters gather at the * Karnataka-TN border, Karnataka police turn them back. Heavy deployment of security forces at Karnataka-TN border.
* Security upped for MK Stalin and Alagiri. Security increased at DMK office.
* Jayalalitha stunned, but remains stoic. Jayalalitha's finance minister Paneerselvan in tears on hearing the verdict. Selvan is one of the top contenders for the CM's post.
* Heavy security arrangements at AIADMK office in Chennai and angry and despondent cadres gather.