Insisted by cadres, Jaya back to wearing jewels

CHENNAI: Fourteen years ago, she stopped wearing jewels. But newly sworn in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa says she is back to wearing them again at the insistence of party cadres.When a reporter asked about the ear rings she was wearing, Jayalalithaa Wednesday said: "Since 1997 I don't wear any jewels. However, our party cadres didn't like that. After the (election) results, they requested me to start wearing jewels."When some party members threatened self-immolation over the issue, she decided to wear jewels, Jayalalithaa said.The 63-year-old actor-turned-politician was sworn in as chief minister for the third time last month.