The power battle in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam witnessed a new twist on Tuesday after the Supreme Court convicted its general secretary VK Sasikala in an illegal wealth case.
As reported by Scroll.in earlier, the moment news about the conviction was broken by the media, Sasikala went into a huddle with her advisors at the Golden Bay Resorts in Kancheepuram, where legislators supporting her have been locked in for the past six days.
A senior AIADMK official, privy to the discussions, told Scroll.in, that Sasikala “was seething with anger” after the verdict.
She told her supporters that the drama since February 5, when she was elected as legislative party leader, has been orchestrated by the Bharatiya Janata Party in active collusion with acting Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.
Sasikala apparently said that come what may, it was important to ensure that Panneerselvam did not get away with what he had done to her and the AIADMK.
Panneerselvam had become chief inister after leader J Jayalalithaa’s death on December 5, but stepped down from the position on February 5 to allow allow Sasikala to take over. However, he rebelled against her two days later.
Power tussle
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