The AIADMK MPs on Thursday went on a fast in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament complex here protesting the “delay” in granting bail to their party supremo Jayalalithaa convicted and arrested in a graft case. As many as 45 MPs observed a seven-hour fast from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, demanding “justice” for Jayalalithaa on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
“The aim of the fast is to draw the nation's attention to the delay in granting bail to our leader. The judgement was given on Saturday, which was followed by Dussehra holidays,” AIADMK Parliamentary Party leader P Venugopal said.
He questioned the “delay” in hearing her bail plea and demanded Jayalalithaa be granted “immediate relief as per law”.