According to sources, Sasikala Natarajan is to be sworn-in as CM tomorrow.
A plea has been filed in Supreme Court on Monday seeking restraint on swearing-in of VK Sasikala Natarajan as Tamil Nadu chief minister, which according to sources will be conducted on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao accepted the resignation of Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, clearing the decks for Sasikla to take over the top post. Panneerselvam had resigned on Sunday citing "personal reasons". His resignation came after AIADMK chief Sasikala was elected the Legislature Party Leader. "I hereby accept your resignation and the resignation of your Council of Ministers tendered vide your letter dated February 5, 2017," Rao told Panneerselvam.
Panneerselvam was appointed Chief Minister on the night of December 5 within hours of the death of his predecessor J Jayalalithaa. Incidentally, he had proposed the name of Sasikala for the top post at the AIADMK MLAs meeting held in the party headquarters in Chennai on Sunday.
For Sasikala, election as the AIADMK Legislature Party leader paved way for her become the Chief Minister, marking continuance of the legacy of late Jayalalithaa who had also held both the posts, allowing her to wield complete control over the party and the government.
62-year-old Sasikala was the shadow of Jayalalithaa for over three decades, and was always considered a power centre and backroom player. Sasikala, also known as 'Chinamma', emerged the party's numero uno when she was elected as AIADMK General Secretary on December 31 last year following Amma's death.
The development that took place on February 5 marks continuance of the political legacy of Jayalalithaa and MGR, who had both held the posts of party General Secretary and Chief Minister.
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