VK Sasikala was a close aide of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa (File)
Chennai:
K Sasikala - a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa - is to be released from jail on the morning of January 27, her lawyer, Raja Sethurapandian, said Tuesday night, citing an communique from Bengaluru jail officials.
Sasikala, who became party chief after Jayalalithaa died in 2016, was jailed four years ago in a disproportionate assets case, in which the former Chief Minister was the principal accused, and is scheduled to be released after paying a Rs 10 crore fine.