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Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala.
NEW DELHI: In a sudden and unexpected decision on Wednesday, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s close aide VK Sasikala announced that she was withdrawing from politics.
The development took all by surprise because after she was released from jail in January, Sasikala had made it explicit that she would play an active role in state politics.
In her two-page letter, Sasikala, fondly called “Chinnamma” by her supporters, asked all the true supporters of Jayalalithaa to prevent common enemy DMK from coming to power in the forthcoming assembly elections and ensure Amma s golden rule in Tamil Nadu . Jayalalithaa was “Amma” for her supporters.
VK Sasikala
CHENNAI: After a 24-hour trip from Bengaluru, and a grand reception en route, former chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s confidante V K Sasikala, who has recovered from Covid-19 recently, has sought to isolate herself for another week. Her co-convict in the disproportionate assets case and sister-in-law, J Ilavarasi would give her company in a house on Habibullah Road in T Nagar in Chennai, sources said.
Her supporters have been gathering near the residence ever since she arrived in the city at 6.30am on Tuesday. Save for a few AMMK officebearers, who met her upon her arrival, no party cadre or functionary had been given audience until Wednesday. Sasikala had a word of praise for AMMK functionaries, when Dhinakaran introduced his loyalists to her for arranging a grand reception. “She has been advised rest for now. She may meet visitors from next week,” said a source. Her legal team is eagerly awaiting a call from her in case she wanted to discuss the next course of a
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Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala is welcomed by her supporters as she enters Tamil Nadu via Krishnagiri district on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Late former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s close aide VK Sasikala’s release from jail and subsequent visit to Tamil Nadu on Monday seems to have rattled the AIADMK government in the state.
After serving a four-year sentence in the Rs 66.65-crore disproportionate assets case since February 2017, Sasikala was released from the Parappana Agrahara central jail in Bengaluru on January 27. However, she was admitted to the Government Victoria Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 while she was in the prison.