From Jayalalithaa's infamous 1989 Assembly humiliation to the latest Trisha Krishnan row, Tamil Nadu's political discourse has repeatedly been marred by controversies involving the treatment of women.
On 27th September 2014, a special court in Bengaluru had sentenced Jayalalithaa to four years in jail. It also fined her ₹100 crore in connection with a disproportionate assets case.