Jayalalithaa was barred from standing as a candidate in the 2001 elections because she was found guilty of criminal offences , including allegedly obtaining property belonging to a state-operated agency called TANSI . Although she appealed to the Supreme Court , having been sentenced to five years ' imprisonment , the matter was not resolved at the time of the elections . Despite this , the AIADMK won a majority and she was installed as Chief Minister as a non-elected member of the state assembly on 14 May 2001 . She was also convicted in Pleasant Stay hotel case on 3 February 2000 by a trial court to one-year imprisonment . Jayalalithaa was acquitted in both the TANSI and Pleasant Stay Hotel cases on 4 December 2001 and the Supreme Court upheld the order of the High Court on 24 November 2003
Pleasant Stay hotel case
Pleasant Stay hotel case
Jayalalithaa