DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Monday contended that the last word has not yet been said on the disproportionate assets case against former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
Reacting to the Karnataka High Court judgment acquitting Ms. Jayalalithaa and three others, he noted the newly appointed public prosecutor in the case B.V. Acharya had already made it clear that the judgement was not final and the Karnataka government would go for an appeal.
“There is an apex court. Above all, there is something called human conscience. I want to remind everyone Mahatma Gandhi’s words that conscience is the highest of all courts,” he said in a statement.
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On Justice Kumaraswamy’s observation that the prosecution had secured 65 per cent marks by submitting proper evidence and documents, while Jayalalithaa’s counsel had scored only 35 marks, Mr. Karunanidhi wondered what made the Judge to come to a conclusion that Ms. Jayalalithaa had secured 100 marks.
Mr. Karunanidhi recalled that during the hearing, Ms. Jayalalithaa’s counsel had sought to argue that the case had been foisted on her and Justice Kumaraswamy himself retorted that counsel had not produced any document or evidence to support his argument.
Earlier in the day a pall of gloom descended on Mr. Karunanidhi’s residence at Gopalapuram.
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Partymen expecting a judgement against Ms. Jayalalithaa were disappointed and left the area one by one.
‘Newly appointed SPP B.V. Acharya had already made it clear that the judgement was not final’