The tale of two friends

J. Jayalalithaa garlands Sasikala at Thirukadayur Temple in Nagapattinam during her 60th birthday celebrations on February 20, 2008.

The duo arrive at the Stella Maris college polling booth to cast their votes for the assembly elections on April 13, 2011.

The AIADMK leader accompanied by Sasikala campaigns for the Pennagaram by-election in this March 22, 2010 

They pray at Suseendram Temple near Kanyakumari on March 15, 2003.

At a function in Chennai on February 25, 2008.

O Panneerselvam, who was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu in September 2001 is paying his obeisance to Jayalalithaa. Sasikala is seen sitting beside her. 

Jayalalithaa, pays homage to Kamala Ganesan, wife of actor Sivaji Ganesan in Chennai on February 2, 2007. Sasikala is also seen. Sasikala's nephew V.N. Sudhakaran, Jayalalithaa's disowned foster son married Sivaji Ganesan's granddaughter in a grand wedding. 

Jayalalitha being escorted by Sasikala after the former was sentenced to imprisonment by a special court in Chennai on February 2, 2000. 

Jayalalithaa, coming out of the intensive medical care unit of the General Hospital after calling on Sasikala in November 1996. It was at this time their friendship went through a rough weather, when they had to face a series of corruption cases. 

This is a scanned copy of a 1996 photo taken during the lavish wedding of V.N. Sudhakaran, the nephew of Sasikala, whom Jayalalithaa 'adopted' and later disowned him.

Sasikala being escorted out after arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in Chennai in June 1996. 

Sasikala and her family members come out of the State Assembly after viewing the proceedings in Chennai on July 31, 2006.