Edappadi Palaniswami fell on the feet of Sasikala to become the CM. After coming into power, he betrayed Sasikala and become a slave of BJP: DMK chief MK Stalin
Updated Mar 05, 2021 | 13:10 IST
The Sasikala family is expecting that the AIADMK will lose the elections by a big margin and then she could re-enter politics and capture the party. VK Sasikala | Photo Credit: IANS
Chennai: VK Sasikala, the former state general secretary of AIADMK and once closest aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who had earlier decided to stay away from politics, in a dramatic statement said she may stage a comeback if the ruling party in the state bites the dust.
Sasikala of the infamous Mannargudi family was released from January 27, after serving jail term for four years.
On February 26, the Election Commission of India released dates for the polls with more updates over what COVID-19 protocols will need to be implemented also expected to be announced soon.
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Since January BJP’s top leaders in Delhi had been nudging Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to make peace with Sasikala to consolidate the AIADMK votes against the DMK, especially in the Southern Districts and Cauvery Delta.
It is in these areas Sasikala’s Thevar community has a substantial base and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran’s AMMK would eat into the anti-DMK votes especially if caste-based voting happens. Home Minister Amit Shah too sold the same line to EPS with supporting data last week. But the Chief Minister refused to budge even though his deputy O. Panneerselva