V N Sudhakaran, disowned fosterson of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and co-accusedin the multi-crore disproportionate assets case against her,today appeared before a special court for recording hisstatements.
He replied to 143 questions posed by the 36th AdditionalCity Civil and Sessions Court Judge M S Balakrishna.
The judge asked questions relating to assetsaccumulation, buying and selling of property in and aroundChennai.
The case was adjourned till tomorrow.
On December 23, the court had directed Sudhakaran toappear before it for recording his statements under Section313 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Justice Balakrishna had rejected Sudhakaran's plea toadjourn the proceedings till January, saying the court couldnot delay the case further especially after Supreme Court'sdirection to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis.
The court has already completed the recording of thestatement of Jayalalithaa's close aide and co-accused who hadanswered 1,031 questions posed by the court.
The case relates to alleged amassing of disproportionatewealth worth Rs 66 crore by Jayalalithaa when she was ChiefMinister for the first time between 1991 and 1995.