Man who posed as Jayalalitha’s son in soup

The Madras High Court yesterday directed the police to arrest a man who claimed to be the son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha, saying he had not only cheated the court but also forged documents.

Justice R. Mahadevan gave the direction after perusing the report filed by the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, which was submitted in a sealed cover.

The report said petitioner J. Krishnamoorthy was the son of one Vasanthamani and not Jayalalitha, as he had falsely claimed.

It said old stamp papers were purchased from a stamp vendor and the documents were forged.

“He has not only cheated the court but also prepared forged documents,” said the judge and directed police to arrest him. He then posted the case for further hearing to April 10.

On March 17, the court had reprimanded the man and questioned the authenticity of documents he submitted.

“I can send this man straightaway to jail. I will ask police officers to take him to jail now itself,” Justice R. Mahadevan had said.

‘Given up for adoption’

The judge had directed him to appear before the Commissioner of Police the next day and hand over original documents for verification.

Krishnamoorthy, had moved the court, claiming he was born to Jayalalitha and late Telugu actor Shoban Babu. He had submitted some documents, including a ‘deed of adoption’ and sought the court’s help to declare him as her son and hence entitled to her properties, including the Poes Garden home.

He had also sought a direction to the DGP to provide him security, as he feared threats from the family of Jayalalitha’s aide and AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala.

The petitioner had claimed he was born in 1985 and a year later was given up for adoption to the family of Erode-based Vasanthamani, who worked in former chief minister M.G. Ramachandran’s household in the late 1980s.