By Subhash K Jha
MUMBAI: On Saturday when J. Jayalalithaa, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was found guilty by a Special Court of possessing disproportionate assets, most of her colleagues from the political and film world chose to stay mum.
Characteristically fearless and outspoken, Shatrughan Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party spoke up in defence of the beleaguered actress-turned-politician who went on to become the most powerful woman in Tamil Nadu.