S. Gurumurthy explains his position on the former aide of late CM J. Jayalalitha in the context of electoral alliances in Tamil Nadu. Excerpts:
In 2017, you opposed Sasikala when she was set to become CM. You even tried to delay her swearing-in, which resulted in the Supreme Court upholding her conviction in the disproportionate assets case and sending her to jail. But now you think there is no harm in including her in a front to take on the DMK. What has changed?
It is wrong to say that I supported her inclusion in a front to take on the DMK. I had opposed Sasikala taking over the party and becoming CM. I still oppose Sasikala and her family politics. The reference to her came in response to a question by a reader in
Will BJP Compel AIADMK To Accept Sasikala?
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The whole of Tamil Nadu would be eagerly awaiting the political moves of Sasikala Natarajan when she walks out of the Bengaluru prison next week after serving her four-year prison term in the disproportionate assets case.
Whether she would be willing to make peace with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leaders, who had dumped her unceremoniously after she went to jail with the sole aim of retaining power? Will the AIADMK leadership be ready to patch up with Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran to ensure that the anti-DMK votes do not get split?
S. Gurumurthy Exclusive: Rajinikanthâs service to Tamil Nadu is going to be political in nature
Gurumurthy says Rajini can play a significant role in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections without having to formally entered electoral politics. Actor and superstar Rajinikanth. (Source: Twitter)
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Many say that actor Rajinikanth has quit politics before having formally entered it, but
Thuglak Editor and Rajini’s close confidante S. Gurumurthy says there more to recent announcement than meets the eye. In an exclusive conversation with Zee Media, Gurumurthy says Rajini can play a significant role in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections without having to formally entered electoral politics.