Jayalalithaa replaced as chief minister
Sunday, 28 September 2014
BANGALORE: Former film star Jayalalithaa Jayaram was replaced as head of a southern state Sunday after she was jailed in a corruption case, reports said.
She was replaced as Tamil Nadu chief minister by her loyal finance minister, O. Panneerselvam, following a party meeting, the Press Trust of India news agency (PTI) said, according to a news agency.
Television footage showed Panneerselvam being mobbed by party supporters and the press as he left the meeting in the state capital Chennai.
Jayalalithaa earlier Sunday held talks with top cadres from inside Bangalore jail to arrange the handover. Jayalalithaa has advised cabinet colleagues and party leaders to convene a meeting of all lawmakers in Chennai later in the day and elect a leader to serve as chief minister.