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jasepl Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:08 pm Post subject: Amma goes to jail ! |
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Four years prison time for Jayalalithaa(aaaah) , plus one more if she doesn't cough up the 100 crore fine.
Automatic, instant disqualification as MLA and CM, And ineligible to contest for or hold political office for 10 years.
And her "friend" gets to accompany her, so at least the household isn't broken up.
Still, like a cockroach, I wouldn't write Amma off yet. And of course, this could just be an interregnum, with a puppet plonked on the throne whilst Amma's cooling her sarees for a bit.
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/graft-case-tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-sentenced-to-4-years-in-jail/15640150 _________________ four years free of jetya punti! |
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Spiderguy252 Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 4259 Location: Indian Ocean
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: Amma goes to jail ! |
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jasepl wrote: | Four years prison time for Jayalalithaa(aaaah) , plus one more if she doesn't cough up the 100 crore fine.
Automatic, instant disqualification as MLA and CM, And ineligible to contest for or hold political office for 10 years. |
Should she appeal, all of this is null and void right?
Can't believe it's taken 18 years for this regardless. _________________ Yeah. |
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The_Goat Member
Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Good! Now I hope Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Naveen Jindal, Vijay Mallya and other sundry thieves follow suit. _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes).
-Jasepl |
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Jeh Member
Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 669 Location: Delhi, India
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:14 am Post subject: |
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My happiness at this news is somewhat dampened by today's reminder (courtesy of her supporters) about the sheer stupidity and arrogance of vast numbers of our fellow citizens. |
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star*gold Member
Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 187
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:59 am Post subject: |
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This case involved around 60 crores, seems a pittance compared to whats going on these days.
How about going after the Coal, 2G scams that involve a much higher number? |
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ssbmat Member
Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 1710
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:53 am Post subject: |
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This is a case of Justice delayed too much. I'd blame judiciary for all the spillover civic unrest thats happening. Unfortunately, with all the "percieved" good work she has done with Amma-whatnots, she will surely garner a lot of sympathies.
The bad part (for her) is that like RJD, its a one-person party. So AIADMK will definitely be under some existential pressure. They would have to align morethan ever with BJP. Lets see how that works with Namo's clean governance.
The worst part is that the alternative is just as bad or worse for the people of TN. |
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The_Goat Member
Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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star*gold wrote: | This case involved around 60 crores, seems a pittance compared to whats going on these days.
How about going after the Coal, 2G scams that involve a much higher number? |
Exactly. Well said.
Somehow the justice system in India seems to work faster if there is a Southie at the receiving end. It showed with A.Raja, Kanimozhi, Kalmadi, Sashi Tharoor (close shave), The Reddy brothers, The Satyam guy and now Jayalalithaa. And she is not just a Southie but a Brahmin and a lady as well. Two more reasons that mark her out.
Not supporting Jayalalithaa though. She should have been in jail a long time ago. But it would be nice if some of the bigger looters from other parts of the country face justice. _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes).
-Jasepl |
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Nimish Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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Jeh wrote: | My happiness at this news is somewhat dampened by today's reminder (courtesy of her supporters) about the sheer stupidity and arrogance of vast numbers of our fellow citizens. |
The only hope I have is that those stupid enough to give their own lives on account of Amma do so before they breed. Darwin's theories at work... _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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justbala Member
Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1898 Location: Bangalore
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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And she is back out |
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Nimish Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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justbala wrote: | And she is back out |
And another 18 years will pass in the great Indian Judicial system _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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The_Goat Member
Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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I recently read an Amnesty International report that said that India had one of the World's largest populations of undertrials in jail.
Literally hundreds of thousands of undertrials are languishing in Indian jails. Their crime - the courts haven't been able to hear and try their cases yet.
Many of them are innocent, and a very large number of them have been in jail for much longer than even the stipulated punishment stated in the law for their crimes.
And then we have high profile, convicted criminals walking free.
Our legal system is a joke, much like everything else in so-called Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic India. _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes).
-Jasepl |
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