{"id":52400,"date":"2014-09-30T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=52400"},"modified":"2014-09-30T13:02:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:02:38","slug":"film-workers-fast-for-jailed-indian-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/film-workers-fast-for-jailed-indian-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Film workers fast for jailed Indian leader"},"content":{"rendered":"
The film industry in India’s Tamil Nadu state is on a day-long fast to protest against the jailing of former chief minister Jayaram Jayalalitha.<\/p>\n
Jayalalitha has been jailed for four years for corruption and is in a Bangalore prison.<\/p>\n
She has challenged her conviction and applied for bail. The Bangalore high court will hear her plea on Monday.<\/p>\n
In a case lasting 18 years, she was found guilty of amassing unaccounted wealth of more than $10m (\u00a36.1m).<\/p>\n
In its ruling on Saturday, the special court in Bangalore also ordered her to pay a 1bn rupee ($16m; \u00a310m) fine and resign as chief minister.<\/p>\n
A former film actress, Jayalalitha is one of India’s most colourful and controversial politicians and has a huge following in Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, actors, directors and other members of the Tamil film industry began a day-long silent fast in the state capital, Chennai, to express “support and solidarity” for Jayalalitha.<\/p>\n
All the cinemas are shut in the city until the evening and all film shoots have been cancelled for the day.<\/p>\n
Her imprisonment has dismayed her supporters who have held protests and wept openly.<\/p>\n