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Top India politician jailed

A FORMER actress who became the top elected official in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was sentenced yesterday to four years in jail and fined 250 million rupees (US$4.7 million) after a court in Bangalore found her guilty of corruption in a case filed 18 years ago. Jayaram Jayalalitha will have to step down as chief minister of Tamil Nadu after being found her guilty of possessing wealth disproportionate to her known sources of income. She will seek bail from a higher court.




 

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