AIADMK celebrates Jayalalithaa's bail
Chennai, Oct 17 : AIADMK cadres erupted in joy Friday after the Supreme Court gave bail to jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa. "It is Diwali day for us," a party cadre said outside the AIADMK headquarters here. The bail for Jayalalithaa comes on a day when the AIADMK celebrates its 43rd anniversary. AIADMK cadres - men and women - assembled outside the party headquarters here danced in joy. They burst crackers and distributed sweets. Similar scenes were witnessed in other parts of the state like Salem, Karur, Tuticorin. A special court Sep 27 convicted Jayalalithaa for corruption and jailed her for four years. She was also fined Rs.100 crore. Since then, she is in the Bangalore Central Jail