Tamil Nadu’s former chief minister Jayaram Jayalalithaa has been granted bail by India’s Supreme Court.
Jayalalithaa was forced to resign her position as chief minister last month after being sentenced to 4 years in prison for corruption.
Her lawyers had argued for her release on bail due to her health condition and are appealing her conviction.
The Supreme Court ordered her to "complete all paperwork" relating to the appeal against her conviction within two months in the Karnataka high court, warning it would not give her "a day more" if she failed to complete the necessary procedures.
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