V.K. Sasikala, who was on Sunday elected leader of the AIADMK Legislature Party, is facing three cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) 20 years ago. In addition, she is awaiting the fate of the appeal in the Supreme Court against her acquittal in the disproportionate assets case, in which is she is the accused No. 2.
Just last week, the Madras High Court refused to discharge her from three cases filed by the ED in 1995 and 1996 on charges of violating the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
She will also have to face trial in a case related to acquiring illegal foreign exchange through an acquaintance in Malaysia and using the money to purchase the Kodanad Tea Estate in the Nilgiris along with her sister-in-law J. Elavarasi. In May 2015, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate in Egmore had discharged her from the case. But on a criminal revision petition filed by the ED, the High Court directed her to face trial.
One of the FERA cases relates to payments made in US and Singapore dollars to foreign firms for hiring transponders and uplinking facilities for J. Jay TV, of which she was the chairperson.
