The merged factions of the AIADMK - one led by rebel O Panneerselvam and other by Chief Minister E Palaniswami held a meeting on Monday and decided to expel jailed party general secretary V K Sasikala from the post.
As the ongoing political crisis in Tamil Nadu continues, the merged factions of the AIADMK - one led by rebel O Panneerselvam and other by Chief Minister E Palaniswami held a meeting on Monday and resolved to expel jailed party general secretary VK Sasikala from the post.
The meeting of the party headed by the chief minister have passed four resolutions so far. A resolution has been passed to remove Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran. The party said it will convene a general council meeting to formalise the dismissals. All appointments made by Dhinakaran have been declared null and void. The party has also decided to legally retrieve magazine Namadhu MGR and Jaya TV.
Dhinakaran had on Sunday removed Palaniswami as the party's Salem (Suburban) district secretary, besides sacking some other ministers from party posts.
Earlier, on August 20, when the two factions of the AIADMK, led respectively by Palaniswami and current Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, merged, party MP R Vaithilingam had said steps would be taken to sack Sasikala from the party, a demand raised by the Panneerselvam faction for the unification.
Today's meeting, convened by Palaniswami and attended by senior party functionaries, ministers, MPs and MLAs, also discussed Dhinakaran's recent shuffling of the party ranks, the sources said.
Asked about the absence of certain MLAs and MPs from Monday's meeting, the sources said some of the MPs were members of parliamentary standing committees and hence, could be in other states as part of their work.
They though claimed that most of the MLAs were present.
The meeting, which some of the party MLAs and MPs did not attend, also discussed the validity of the appointments made by Sasikala before going to jail in the Rs 66.6 crore disproportionate assets case, AIADMK sources said.
Steps would be taken to consider removing Sasikala as the chief of the party at the meeting of the general council, the apex body of the AIADMK, they added.
Sasikala was appointed the interim general secretary of the party by the general council at a meeting held on December 29 last year, days after the demise of late chief minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa.
Earlier, on August 20, when the two factions of the AIADMK, led respectively by Palaniswami and current Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, merged, party MP R Vaithilingam had said steps would be taken to sack Sasikala from the party, a demand raised by the Panneerselvam faction for the unification.
Currently, 21 AIADMK MLAs have sided with Dhinakaran and are camping at the neighbouring union territory of Puducherry after meeting Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and expressing lack of confidence in the chief minister.
(With inputs from PTI)
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