Chennai: The Tamil Nadu film industry will not showcase any movie on Tuesday across theatres in the state in solidarity with Jayalalithaa, the ex-Chief Minister and former actress, who was convicted in a disproportionate assets case on Saturday, September 27, by a Bangalore court and sentenced to four years in jail.
The Tamil Film Exhibitors Association has said it will go on a fast on Tuesday in protest against the sentencing. 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.
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.
Jayalalithaa, meanwhile, has applied for bail. She filed two petitions in the Karnataka High Court on Monday; one for suspension of her punishment and the other seeking a stay on the state government's move to confiscate her properties.
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 inputs from PTI
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