Bangalore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa appeared before a Special Court here in connection with the disproportionate assets case on Thursday.
The AIADMK chief was forced to make a personal appearance in the court after the Supreme Court, yesterday, declined her plea and directed her to appear before the trial court to record her statement in the corruption case.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is facing charges of accumulating assets worth over Rs 66 crore by her between 1991 and 1996 when she was Chief Minister for the first time. Jayalalithaa is accused No. 1 in the case.

The case was shifted to Bangalore by the Supreme Court.

Jayalalithaa flew in from Chennai today morning and directly proceeded to the court amid tight security. She is being accompanied by her close confidante and co-accused Sasikala.

Sasikala's nephew V Sudhakaran and her sister-in-law Ilavarasi have also been named in the case.

The Bangalore court will today record Jayalalithaa's final statements. The assets named in the case include farm houses and bungalows in Chennai and its suburbs, vast tracts of agricultural land in many parts the state, farm house in Hyderabad, tea estate in Nilgiris, jewellery, industrial sheds, cash in bank accounts and investments.
In view of the concerns regarding the security of Jayalalithaa, the Karnataka Police has left nothing to chance and has deployed around 1,000 police personnel, headed by a joint commissioner of police, at the court complex where the court is holding its special sitting.

The proceedings were shifted to a court hall located close to the Parappana Agrahara central jail premises on the city outskirts from the City Civil Court complex in the heart of the city in view of security cover needed for her.

Karnataka's Chief Secretary and its Director General of Police both filed affidavits in the Supreme Courts assuring the court of foolproof security measures in tune with her Z plus category status and elite National Security Guards (NSG) cover.