Former AIADMK minister Jayakumar walks out of jail to grand reception

Former AIADMK minister D Jayakumar, who was arrested on the charge of allegedly grabbing land in Thoraipakkam in Chennai, was granted bail by the Madras High Court on Friday.

AIADMK leader and former minister D Jayakumar walked out of Puzhal jail on Saturday and was accorded a grand reception by his supporters. D Jayakumar, who was arrested on the charge of allegedly grabbing land in Thoraipakkam, was granted conditional bail by the Madras High Court on Friday.

After he walked out of the prison, D Jayakumar spoke to the reporters and claimed that there is a “mini emergency going on in the state of Tamil Nadu”.

Jayakumar alleged that false cases have been slapped against him to intimidate AIADMK and its workers. He added that these "vendetta politics" will not work against the AIADMK.

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The AIADMK leader was arrested on February 28 and was in custody for about two weeks, before walking out of jail on March 12.

The High Court order stated that Jayakumar shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs 10,000 with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate-I in Alandur here. He shall stay at Tiruchirappally and appear before the Cantonment police at 10.30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two weeks and thereafter appear before the city crime branch police here on every Monday until further orders.

Additionally, the bail order stated that Jayakumar shall not commit any offences of similar nature and abscond either during investigation or trial and tamper with the evidence or witness. On breach of any of these conditions, the Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against him in accordance with law, the judge added.