Tamil Nadu
In what is snowballing into a major controversy, late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar was stopped at the entrance of the former CM's residence at Poes Garden in Chennai, on Sunday morning.
Reports say Deepa was stopped by the police when she tried to enter the Poes Garden bungalow, while Deepa later told reporters that TTV Dhinakaran's men were also involved.
Chennai: Deepa Jayakumar outside Poes Garden residence of former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa pic.twitter.com/NxUY53tgw9
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 11, 2017Chennai:Visuals from Poes Garden residence of frmr TN CM Jayalalithaa where Deepa Jayakumar, niece of Jayalalithaa reached a short while ago pic.twitter.com/YgYF2fMvRb
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 11, 2017Deepa, who had a heated argument with the police and the security guards, claims the Poes Garden house is her property by law of inheritance.
VK Sasikala, Jayalalithaa's close aide, had moved into the Poes Garden after the latter's demise in December. But with Sasikala being jailed after her conviction in a corruption case, the issue of inheritance again became a matter of debate and Deepa has now made her move.
Earlier this year, the ownership of Jayalalithaa's Kodanand estate had also become a matter of controversy after gang broke into the premises, murdered a guard and stole some documents.