Supreme Court convicts Sasikala in corruption case, CM bid ends
She will have to surrender to the police in Chennai and can be imprisoned for four years.
The Supreme Court said Sasikala has amassed illicit fortune.
Sasikala is accused of acquiring an illicit fortune worth about Rs. 60 crores with former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the early 1990s.
Sasikala, who had a trouble-free appointment as the party head, was initially chosen by AIADMK early in February to be the state's chief minister, taking over from acting Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.
But Panneerselvam revolted against Sasikala.
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