Bengaluru: As Ms Jayalalithaa came out of the jail in her Toyota Prado, the atmosphere was charged with her followers shouting ‘Puraitchi selvi vazhige’ (long live Amma) and showering her vehicle with flowers, expressing their love for the leader.
The 22-day stay in jail ended for the former Tamil Nadu chief minister when the court’s release order reached the central prison in Parappana Agrahara around 2.45 pm. Ms Jayalalithaa, however, had informed the jail officials that she would not step out till 3 pm, as it was ‘yamagandakalam’. Exactly at 3.10 pm, she completed the formalities and walked free and got into her Prado. Before that, she thanked the jail officials for taking good care of her and bid them goodbye, hoping she would never come back.
As she came out of the prison, her ‘Z plus’ category security was back. As her vehicle moved forward, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam threw himself face down on the ground, while other AIADMK ministers, MLAs and MPs, bowed. Ms Jayalalithaa did not stop the vehicle, but rolled down the window to wave at Mr Panneerselvam.
The motorcade reached the HAL Airport and the special chartered flight, which brought her to the city on September 27 and was stationed at the airport, took off at 4.15 pm with Ms Jayalalithaa and her aides and other accused in the case, Ms Sasikala, Ms Ilavarasi and Mr Sudhakaran.
