Sasikala nears jail term end The authorities of Bangalore central jail have not been forthcoming with any information after she raised objections. V.K. Sasikala,close associate of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa, is nearing the completion of her fouryear jail term in a disproportionate assets case. Sasikala has been serving the sentence with her sisterinlaw J. Ilavarasi and nephew V.N. Sudhakaran, who too would complete their fouryear jail terms around the same time. Although there is no offi¬cial confirmation on the date of her release, sources said Sasikala was expected to com¬plete her term on January 27. But it is not known if Ilavarasi and Sudhakaran would also walk free on the same day.