Channels blocked, electricity cut, stones pelted & celebrations minutes before the Jayalalithaa verdict is announced

Even befroe the verdict of J Jayalalithaa is annoucned cities from the southern state of Tamil Nadu seem to be going into a state of unrest as some news channels annouced the verdict as convicted. Soon after twitter users took to the micro-blogging site about all news channels being blocked in chennai and stones being pelted on a bus outside the Madhurai court. With the power being cut and tv news blocked in some parts, many have turned to twitter taging their posts with #jayaverdict

Wats happening?? All news channels are seems to be blocked in chennai #Jayaverdict

— Pravin Samuel (@Pravin_Samuel) September 27, 2014

At my locality here in South Central Chennai, can hear firecrackers being burst, presumably by DMK cadre #Jayaverdict

— Arun Venugopal (@scarletrun) September 27, 2014

Dear, @thanthitv Your telecast has been blocked out...! . #Jayalalitha #Jayaverdict #JayaDaCase

— Anandan Ram (@Anandan_Ram) September 27, 2014

Also read: Disproportionate assets case: Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa reaches Bangalore court for verdict; police detain AIADMK workers

Karunanidhi effigy being burnt outside Poes Garden home of JJ by her supporters. #JayaVerdict

— Nistula Hebbar (@nistula) September 27, 2014

MuKa fans are celebrating in chennai. #Jayaverdict

— Govind Kini (@GRKini) September 27, 2014

Power cut across state, Signal cut for all cable network. #JayaVerdict

— Pinky Rajpurohit (@Madrassan) September 27, 2014

in my office near Madurai Court, a bus was pelted stone after Kannada channels claimed "Convicted" under section 13(1)(E) #Jayaverdict

— narathar (@NewsNaarathar) September 27, 2014

Stone pelting in Madurai. Buses stopped operations in some areas of Southern districts, TN. #Jayaverdict

— Guru Natesan (@samratguru) September 27, 2014

Chennai : DMK workers gather outside M Karunanidhi's residence #Jayaverdict pic.twitter.com/oUtlmyGAL8

— ANI (@ANI_news) September 27, 2014

What is more funny is tat AIADMK n d DMK cadres both r celebrating. Though there is no confirmation in #JayaVerdict. pic.twitter.com/NjL4BMbZ6w

— Pinky Rajpurohit (@Madrassan) September 27, 2014

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa has been charged with accumulating Rs 66 crore wealth disproportionate to known sources of her income from 1991-96 in her first term as Chief Minister in the case that has seen many political and legal twists and turns.

Her close aide Sasikala Natarajan, her niece Ilavarasi and her nephew and Jayalalithaa's disowned foster son Sudhakaran are others listed as accused in the case.