{"id":46994,"date":"2017-02-14T07:38:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T02:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=46994"},"modified":"2017-02-14T07:38:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T02:08:44","slug":"swamy-hails-sc-verdict-convicting-sasikala-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/swamy-hails-sc-verdict-convicting-sasikala-others","title":{"rendered":"Swamy hails SC verdict convicting Sasikala and others"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46886\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/pil-sc-stall-swearing-sasikala-tn-cm\/sasikala2-knqd-621x414livemint\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?fit=621%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"621,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sasikala2-kNQD&amp;#8211;621&amp;#215;414@LiveMint\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?fit=621%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-46886 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swamy hails SC verdict convicting Sasikala and others\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/sasikala2-kNQD-621x414%40LiveMint.jpg?w=621&amp;ssl=1 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swamy hails SC verdict convicting Sasikala and others<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today hailed the Supreme Court verdict convicting AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala in disproportionate assets case, saying the 20-year-old wait has yielded results and it does not matter which party does corruption but the courts will take a tough stand.<\/p>\n<p>Swamy, who had filed the first complaint in 1996 as the then Janata Party chief, said &#8220;we have fought for this for 20 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the verdict passed by Justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy, he said &#8220;we knew that this bench will study the case properly and pass a detailed order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swamy, who has been filing cases against his political opponents, said &#8220;this is a huge encouragement for me from the highest court of the land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This judgement shows that it does not matter which party does corruption, the courts will take a tough stand against them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP leader said, &#8220;I am gratified by the extra note by Justice Roy in placing that corruption is a menace to the society.&#8221; Justice Roy, in a separate but concurring judgement, said, &#8220;We have expressed deep concern about escalating menace of corruption in the society.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today hailed the Supreme Court verdict convicting AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala in disproportionate assets case, saying the 20-year-old wait has yielded results and it does not matter which party does corruption but the courts will take a tough stand. 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