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| {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} | | {{Short description|Indian politician}} |
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| | name = Sasikala Natarajan | | | name = V. K. Sasikala |
| | image = VK Sasikala.jpg | | | image = |
| | caption = | | | caption = |
| | office = President of the [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]
| | | office1 = General secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] |
| | term_start = {{Start date|2018|03|15|df=yes}}
| | | term_start1 = {{Start date|2016|12|29|df=yes}} |
| | term_end = {{End date|2021|03|03|df=yes}}
| | | term_end1 = 12 September 2017<ref name="sasioust" /> |
| | predecessor = ''Position Established''
| | | predecessor1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]] |
| | successor =
| | | successor1 = ''Position abolished'' |
| | office1 = General secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | | | birth_name = Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala |
| | term_start1 = {{Start date|2016|12|29|df=yes}} | | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|08|18|df=yes}} |
| | term_end1 = {{End date|2017|09|12|df=yes}}<ref name=":0"/> | | | birth_place = [[Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur]], [[Madras State]]<br/>(present day [[Tamil Nadu]]), India <!--- The birthplace is disputed as different sources say put up Thiruthuraipoondi, Mannargudi and Vyasarpadi. Hence add the correct information with reliable source. See [[WP:V]] and [[WP:IRS]] for more. ---> |
| | predecessor1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]] | | | party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (until 2017) |
| | successor1 = ''Eternal:[[J. Jayalalithaa]]" | | | death_place = |
| | birth_name = Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala | | | resting_place = |
| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|08|18|df=yes}} | | | spouse = {{Marriage|M. Natarajan|1973|2018|end=death}} |
| | birth_place = [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Thiruvarur]], [[Madras State]]<br>(present day [[Tamil Nadu]]), India <!--- The birthplace is disputed as different sources say put up Thiruthuraipoondi, Mannargudi and Vyasarpadi. Hence add the correct information with reliable source. See [[WP:V]] and [[WP:IRS]] for more. ---> | | | parents = |
| | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| | | relatives = [[Political families of Tamil Nadu#The V. K. Sassikala Family - Multi Parties|Sassikala Family]] |
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| | party = [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] {{small|(2018-2021)}} | |
| | otherparty = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] {{small|(1980s-2017)}}
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| | spouse = {{Marriage|M. Natarajan|1973|2018|end=death}} | |
| | parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Vivekanandan Saluvar|Krishnaveni}} | |
| | relatives = [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]]<br>(Nephew) | |
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| | '''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name '''Sasikala Natarajan''', often referred to by her initials '''VKS''' is a former Indian [[politician]] who has served as the National President of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK). She was a close associate of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016 and wife of M. Natarajan, the late [[writer]] and [[politician]]. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's General Council elected her as the Secretary General of AIADMK. Before going to Parapana Agharaha Jail, Sasikala appointed Edappadi Palanisamy as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Palanisamy and other ministers removed her from the post and expelled her from the party in September 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html | title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary | newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] | date=29 December 2016 | accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms | title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=29 December 2016 | accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref> After her expulsion she went to court over her removal as AIADMK General Secretary. The case is still pending judgement.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2021/07/14143010/1306675/Sasikala-holds-legal-discussions-related-to-AIADMK-.vpf| title=Sasikala holds legal discussions related to AIADMK general secretary case| publisher=[[DT Next]] | work=Editor | date=14 July 2021 | accessdate=23 October 2021}}</ref> |
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| '''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name '''Sasikala Natarajan''', is an Indian businesswoman and politician who served as the national president of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) from [[Tamil Nadu]]. She was a close aide of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK, but she was removed from the post and expelled from the party in September 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html | title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary | newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] | date=29 December 2016 | accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms | title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=29 December 2016 | accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref> She is the aunt of [[T.T.V. Dhinakaran]], together with whom she formed the [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] (AMMK) in 2018 after her expulsion. She was appointed as the president and Dhinakaran the general secretary.
| | On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced Sasikala guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021. |
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| She was arrested along with Jayalalithaa on 7 December 1996 and was remanded to judicial custody for 30 days in connection with the [[Colour TV scam]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Booty queen|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jayalalitha-arrest-reveals-systematic-loot-of-public-money-puts-political-future-at-risk/1/282843.html|date=31 December 1998|access-date=2015-11-03|magazine=India Today|last1=Menon|first1=Amarnath K.|last2=G.C.|first2=Shekar}}</ref> During Jayalalithaa's three tenures as Chief Minister, Sasikala was alleged to have laundered huge amounts of wealth amassed by Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that she was quitting politics in March.
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| == Early life ==
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| Sasikala was born in a Tamil family from [[Chennai]] who later moved to [[Mannargudi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/female-don-how-vk-sasikala-and-mannargudi-mafia-strengtherned-their-clout/story-qPqGAe7vBZ4HbUqwRIJWpL.html|title=How Sasikala and 'Mannargudi mafia' strengthened clout in Tamil Nadu power play}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The rise of Chinnamma|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170220-sasikala-chinnamma-panneerselvam-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-985733-2017-02-11|access-date=2020-12-04|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Her marriage to M. Natarajan was presided over by [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] leader [[Karunanidhi|M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/importance-of-being-sasikala-will-jayalalithaa-s-confidante-be-her-heir-1481032645.html |title=Importance of being Sasikala: Will Jayalalithaa's confidante be her heir? |author=Akash Bisht |publisher=CatchNews |date=6 December 2016 }}</ref> Her husband, was a public relations officer in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]], who worked closely with the [[District Collector]] of [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]], [[V. S. Chandralekha]], who in turn was very close to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. This helped Sasikala in gaining the friendship of [[Jayalalithaa]] and shaped her further life.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Singh|first1=Raj|title=The complete story of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala Natarajan|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/the-complete-story-of-jayalalithaa-and-sasikala-natarajan-12762.html?page=3|website=indiatvnews.com|publisher=India TV News|access-date=2014-07-07}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
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| === Meeting with Jayalalithaa ===
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| In the early 1980s, through [[V. S. Chandralekha]], who was then the [[District Collector]] of [[South Arcot]], and a friend of M.Natarajan, Sasikala gained acquaintance with Jayalalithaa, who was then the Propaganda Secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]. Since Sasikala helped in video coverage of party meetings and distribution of policies of AIADMK through CD's, Sasikala and Jayalalithaa gradually became very close.<ref>{{cite news|title=The many homes of Sasikala Natarajan|date=12 July 1996|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1996/0712shob.htm|first=Shobha|last=Warrier|work=Rediff}}</ref>
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| === Temporary expulsion from AIADMK ===
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| On 19 December 2011, Jayalalithaa expelled Sasikala Natarajan and 13 others including Sasikala's husband M. Natarajan, [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]], their relatives, and Jayalalithaa's foster son V. N. Sudhakaran from the AIADMK.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaya-expels-close-aide-sasikala-husband-from-aiadmk/889588/ | title=Jaya expels close aide Sasikala, husband from AIADMK | work=IndianExpress | date=19 December 2011 | access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='I don't know for how many days Sasikala's expulsion will last'|work=Rediff|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-i-dont-know-how-many-days-the-expulsion-will-last-chandralekha/20111222.htm|date=22 December 2011|first=Shobha|last=Warrier}}</ref> This act of Jayalalithaa was considered a way to prove that she was not under the influence of Sasikala and her family. The matter was resolved by 31 March 2012, when Sasikala Natarajan was reinstated as a party member after issuing a written apology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article371374.ece |title=Sasikala back at Poes Garden |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=2013-11-10}}</ref>
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| === General Secretary of AIADMK ===
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| In a meeting held on 29 December 2016 – the first meeting after Jayalalithaa's death on 5 December 2016 – the AIADMK general council appointed Sasikala as the party's general secretary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece |title= V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/12/31/spent-33-years-looking-after-amma-sasikala-first-public-speech-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-chennai |title=Spent 33 Years Looking After Amma: Sasikala's First Public Speech |work=The Quint|date=31 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/vk-sasikala-asked-to-explain-her-appointment-as-general-secretary-in-aiadmk-1660722|title=VK Sasikala Asked To Explain Her Appointment As General Secretary In AIADMK|publisher=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-02-19}}</ref>
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| === Chief Minister Elect of Tamil Nadu ===
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| On 5 February 2017, Sasikala was unanimously elected as the AIADMK Legislature Party Leader by a meeting of all the MLAs in the party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sasikala-set-to-become-tamil-nadu-chief-minister/article17197392.ece1?google_editors_picks=true|title=Sasikala set to become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister|last=Jesudasan|first=Dennis S.|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-02-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
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| Tamil Nadu Governor [[Ch. Vidyasagar Rao]] accepted the resignation of Chief Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]] on 6 February 2017, and instructed him to continue to function as acting Chief Minister "until alternate arrangements are made". The Governor delayed announcing VK Sasikala as the new Chief Minister, waiting for the verdict of the disproportionate assets case on her. On February 14, 2017, VK Sasikala was convicted and sentenced to 4 years sentence in Bangalore Parapana Jail and gave her 24 hours to surrender. The governor, then rejected her claims to become Chief Minister. VK Sasikala then convened the party's MLA council in her capacity as the General Secretary. There, Mr. Edpappadi K. Palaniasamy was unanimously appointed as the new Chief Minister and he was sworn in the next day.<ref>{{cite news
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| === Expulsion ===
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| On August 21, 2017, it was reported that the AIADMK faction loyal to Chief Minister [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]], had decided to merge with the faction of [[O. Panneerselvam]], and expel Sasikala as the General Secretary as it was one of the key demands for the merger.<ref name="ccc">{{cite web |title=Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sasikala-be-expelled-aiadmk-ops-settles-deputy-cm-67147 |website=The News Minute |access-date=1 December 2018 |date=21 August 2017}}</ref> It was reported on August 28 that Sasikala had been expelled during a party meeting,<ref>{{cite web |last1=NARASIMHAN |first1=T. E. |title=Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ruling-aiadmk-expels-sasikala-dhinakaran-plans-to-retrieve-jaya-tv-117082800333_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=28 August 2017}}</ref> but this was later clarified to be not true. Among the resolutions passed, the AIADMK declared that Sasikala's appointment as general secretary was disputable and as such, T. T. V. Dhinakaran's appointment as deputy general secretary, as well as his decisions were cancelled. It also decided to take over ''[[Jaya TV]]'' and ''Dr. Namadhu MGR'' newspaper, conduct a meeting of the general council per requests of party workers, celebrate [[M. G. Ramachandran]]'s birth centenary in a lavish manner and keep the party united.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madhav |first1=Pramodh |title=Sasikala still not expelled after meeting of merged AIADMK factions |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/aiadmk-edappadi-k-palaniswami-o-panneerselvam-resolutions-vk-sasikala-ttv-dinakaran-tamil-nadu-1033064-2017-08-28 |website=India Today |date=28 August 2017}}</ref>
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| On September 12, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel Sasikala's appointment as interim general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late J. Jayalalithaa was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
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| ===Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam===
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| The expulsion of Sasikala and her family led to the new party [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] in March 2018. T. T. V. Dhinakaran was appointed as the general secretary and Sasikala became the president of Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam.<ref name="DMK">{{cite web |title=Sasikala will be General Secretary, I will be Deputy General Secretary of AMMK, says TTV Dhinakaran,she was looted the general public fund.|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sasikala-will-be-the-general-secretary-and-i-will-be-the-deputy-general-secretary-of-ammk-says-ttv-dhinakaran-1194718-2018-03-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
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| After being released from jail, she announced her intention to return to active politics in February 2021. On March 3 however, she announced her decision to quit politics.<ref>{{cite web |title=V K Sasikala says she is quitting politics ahead of Tamil Nadu polls|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/v-k-sasikala-says-she-is-quitting-politics-ahead-of-tamil-nadu-polls-11614787477346.html |website=Livemint |language=en}}</ref>
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| == Conviction ==
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| {{Main|Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa}}
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| On 14 February 2017, the [[Supreme Court of India]] found Sasikala and her co-accused — Ilavarasi (her sister-in-law) and V. N. Sudhakaran (her nephew) — guilty of conspiring, laundering and amassing illicit wealth worth about {{INRConvert|66.44|c|year=1996}} in the 1990s in a criminal conspiracy with Jayalalithaa. The three were sentenced to a four-year jail term.<ref name="shell">{{Cite news|last1=Ushinor|first1=Majumdar|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/what-the-sc-said-about-jayalalithaa-she-was-the-source-of-funds-for-shell-compan/297959|title=What The SC Said About Jayalalithaa: She Was The Source Of Funds For Shell Companies|newspaper=[[Outlook India]]|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref> This restored ''[[in toto]]'' her earlier conviction in the case<ref name="toto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-Sasikala-criminally-conspired-at-Poes-Garden-to-launder-ill-gotten-wealth-SC/article17301596.ece|title=Jayalalithaa, Sasikala criminally conspired at Poes Garden to launder ill-gotten wealth: SC|last=Rajagopal|first=Krishnadas|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214124736/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-Sasikala-criminally-conspired-at-Poes-Garden-to-launder-ill-gotten-wealth-SC/article17301596.ece|archive-date=14 February 2017|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> delivered on 27 September 2014,<ref name="original">{{cite news|title=Justice John D'Cunha: The no-nonsense judge who convicted Jayalalithaa|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/justice-john-dcunha-the-no-nonsense-judge-who-convicted-jayalalithaa-1732877.html|access-date=2017-02-26|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=29 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807225107/http://www.firstpost.com/india/justice-john-dcunha-the-no-nonsense-judge-who-convicted-jayalalithaa-1732877.html|archive-date=7 August 2016|location=[[Bangalore]]}}</ref> sentencing a four-year jail term to her and her relatives, in addition to imposing a fine of {{INRConvert|10|c}} each.<ref name="cunha">{{cite news|last1=Prathima|first1=Nandakumar|title=Justice D'Cunha: A no-nonsense judge who convicted Jayalalithaa, Sasikala in 2014|url=http://www.theweek.in/news/india/justice-d-cunha-jayalalithaa-sasikala-da-case.html|access-date=2017-02-26|work=[[The Week (India)|The Week]]|date=15 February 2017|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215062812/http://www.theweek.in/news/india/justice-d-cunha-jayalalithaa-sasikala-da-case.html}}</ref> The judgment stipulated that she and her accomplices would serve an additional 12 months in prison if they failed to pay the fine.<ref name="judgement">{{cite web|last1=Pinaki Chandra Ghose|last2=Amitava Roy|title=Crl.A.Nos.300–303 of 2017 etc. State of Karnataka Vs. Selvi J.Jayalalitha and Ors. (Judgment in Disproportionate Assets Case) [PDF] – 14-02-2017|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/2017-02-14_1487056122.pdf|website=[[Supreme Court of India]]|access-date=2017-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227132148/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/2017-02-14_1487056122.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2017|page=70|date=14 February 2017|author1-link=Pinaki Chandra Ghose|author2-link=Amitava Roy}}</ref>
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| The Supreme Court refused her plea to surrender after a fortnight and to be allowed to have food from home,<ref name="down">{{cite news|title=Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru, sent to jail|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sasikala-surrenders-in-bengaluru-sent-to-jail/364491.html|access-date=2017-02-27|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218204644/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sasikala-surrenders-in-bengaluru-sent-to-jail/364491.html|archive-date=18 February 2017|location=[[Chennai]]/[[Bengaluru]]}}</ref> so Sasikala and Ilavarasi presented themselves for imprisonment on 15 February 2017.<ref name="surrender">{{cite news|title=V K Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru court|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sasikala-leaves-for-bengaluru-to-surrender-in-court/article9544368.ece|access-date=2017-02-27|work=[[Business Line]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227114808/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sasikala-leaves-for-bengaluru-to-surrender-in-court/article9544368.ece|archive-date=27 February 2017|location=[[Chennai]]}}</ref> She was released on 27 January 2021 after completion of her term, though being kept at [[Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College)|Victoria Hospital]] for treatment of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news|title=V.K. Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-year term|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vk-sasikala-aide-of-the-former-tn-cm-late-jayalalithaa-released-from-prison-after-serving-4-year-jail-term/article33673396.ece|access-date=2021-03-03|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 January 2021|location=[[Bangalore]]}}</ref>
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| == In media ==
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| Filmmaker [[Ram Gopal Varma]] has announced that he is planning a film covering Sasikala's early life and the things she did to gain entry into Tamil Nadu politics.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/with-vk-sasikala-in-jail-ram-gopal-varma-unveils-poster-of-his-next-film-sashikala-3287988.html|title=With VK Sasikala in jail, Ram Gopal Varma unveils the poster of his next film, Sashikala|work=FirstPost}}</ref>
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