The TANSI land acquisition case was filed by an Indian economist who was born in what year?
TANSI land acquisition case TANSI land acquisition case (or TANSI case) was a sensational case against Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu, during 1991-96. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which Jayalalitha and her aide Sasikala had holdings, purchased lands of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI), a state government agency, in 1992. The case was filed by Subramanian Swamy and chargesheet were filed during the following DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) government headed by Karunanidhi in 1996. Jayalalitha and her aide, Sasikala were convicted in the lower court, which sentenced her to two year rigorous imprisonment and fined 50,000 on 9 October 2000. The case had political implications as Jayalalithaa was disqualified from contesting the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2001. Though Jayalalithaa's nomination papers were rejected, she took oath as chief minister after the victory of AIADMK in the elections. The Supreme Court disqualified her in September 2001, resulting in her stepping down and elevation of O Panneerselvam as the chief minister. The governor of Tamil Nadu, Fathima Beevi, who administered oath to Jayalalithaa, was advised to step down by the union ministry, who also sent the report to the President of India.
Bimal Jalan Bimal Jalan (born 17 August 1941) is a former Governor of Reserve Bank of India and