O Panneerselvam has been chosen to be Tamil Nadu's new chief minister, a day after J Jayalalithaa was convicted and sentenced over an 18-year-old corruption case by a Bangalore court. The former chief minister was chosen as Ms Jayalalithaa's successor at a meeting of AIADMK members in Chennai this afternoon.

Mr Panneerselvam is a trusted loyalist of Ms Jayalalithaa. He was elevated to the position of chief minister in 2001 when she had to step down following her conviction in the Tansi land deal case; she was subsequently acquitted.

Lawyers for jailed AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa will move the Karnataka High Court tomorrow for bail for her while they were also finalising a strategy for seeking a stay on her conviction and sentence in the disproportionate assets case. B Kumar, Senior Counsel for Jayalalithaa told PTI today that they will file a bail application tomorrow in Karnataka High Court. He said since the sentencing was for a period more than three years, only the high court can grant bail in Jayalalithaa's case.