#Sasikala News

Shortly after the Supreme Court convicted AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala in the disproportionate assets case, MLAs loyal to her elected Edapadi K Palanisamy as the new leader of the legislature party on Tuesday.

AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala Natarajan on Monday hit out at acting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam for being 'ungrateful and power hungry' and said that a conspiracy is being hatched to split the ruling AIADMK. 

Amid the escalating political tension in Tamil Nadu, a PIL was filed in Supreme Court asking the Tamil Nadu Governor to invite AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala Natarajan to form the government within 24 hours.

AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala Natarajan, who is locked ina bitter power struggle with her party colleague and chief minister O Panneerselvam, has now revealed what were the last words of her close companion and state's former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

Amid the escalating political tension in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday the plea seeking a stay on the swearing-in ceremony of AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan.

Amid a bitter power struggle between AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala and Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam, the Madras High Court on Friday directed the state's police to file an affidavit on the allegations that a large number ruling party MLAs are under detention in a resort.

In a big relief for AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, the Supreme Court on Friday declined urgent hearing on a petition seeking to stop her from being sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.

All eyes are now on Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, who is likely to choose between O Panneerselvam and AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala as the next chief minister to end the ongoing power struggle in this southern state. 

 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who is locked in a bitter power struggle with his party boss VK Sasikala, has now demanded that his predecessor late J Jayalalithaa's posh Poes Garden residence be converted into a grand memorial.

Amid uncertainty over Governor C Vidyasagar Rao's visit to Chennai, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala has alleged that her swearing-in as Tamil Nadu's chief minister is being deliberately delayed by the former.

VK Sasikala, the long-time close associate of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, faces more than a few challenges as she prepares to rule one of India's most politically vital states.