One more year for Special Courts: Jayalalithaa

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, JUNE 27. The term of the Special Courts, trying cases against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa, will be extended by another year.

Announcing this today at the Secretariat, Ms. Jayalalithaa said she wanted to put an end to speculation on the fate of the Special Courts whose term is to expire on June 30. ``I find that a needless controversy is stirred up in the media,'' she said.

In the normal course, the term of the Special Courts would have been extended by a year. This time too, their term would be extended by another year, she said.

Ms. Jayalalithaa denied that she planned to seek a ``pardon''. Noting that there were reports suggesting this possibility, she said they merely made ``interesting reading.'' Asked how she planned to get elected to the State Assembly to ensure her continuance as Chief Minister beyond the six-month period, she said there were four more months to go before she needed to become a member of the legislature.

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