Sasikala jailed, AIADMK No 2 Madhusudhanan strips her, Dinakaran of all party posts: Top developments
Sasikala loyalist Edappadi Palaniswami was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, along with 31 cabinet ministers, ending the political crisis sparked by the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December.
With just 24 hours left for the crucial floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which would decide Edappadi Palaniswami's fate, the game of switching sides has already begun.
Sasikala loyalist Edappadi Palaniswami was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, along with 31 cabinet ministers, ending the political crisis sparked by the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December.
Sasikala is now in a jail in Bengaluru after being convicted in a corruption case.
HERE ARE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
- A week after he was sacked from AIADMK by General Secretary VK Sasikala, former party Presidium Chairman E. Madhusudhanan today in turn dismissed her from the primary membership of the party.
- Madhusudanan, who is in former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam's camp, had then disputed Sasikala's powers to dismiss him.
- In a statement issued here Madhusudhanan announced the dismissal of Sasikala from the AIADMK's primary membership as she was bringing disrepute to the party.
- Madhusudhanan also dismissed party Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran and S Venkatesh - both related to Sasikala - from the party's primary membership as they were re-admitted into the party without proper authority.
The two (Dinakaran and Venkatesh) were allowed to join AIADMK on Wednesday by Sasikala. Jayalalithaa had expelled them from the party in 2011.
Sasikala had announced that they were being allowed to join after they expressed regret for their acts in person and through letter and requested that they be allowed to join the AIADMK again.
In an intra-party power struggle, Panneerselvam had revolted against Sasikala on February 7, alleging he was forced to step down to make way for her elevation as Chief Minister.
She had been elected the AIADMK Legislature Party leader on February 5 to enable her become Chief Minister. But Governor C Vidyasagar Rao opted to wait for the Supreme Court verdict in the disproportionate assets case.
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