With Palanisamy as CM, Mafia rule begins in TN: Twitter erupts

The political deadlock in Tamil Nadu seems to have come to an end with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday inviting Edappadi K Palaniswami, belonging to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary VK Sasikala Natarajan’s camp, to form the government.

However, the people of Tamil Nadu didn't take too kindly to the reaction. When DNA went on Wednesday to interview the Tamil speaking community in Mumbai, most of them hoped that Panneerselvam would become CM, but now that isn't to be.

Twitter, too, vented its frustration over the turn of events

#Palanisamy will be the new CM of Tamil Nadu.

Reaction of Panneerselvam.... pic.twitter.com/hs6JsB3q2S

— PhD in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) February 16, 2017

People have become stupid. Why to set themselves in fire if someone becomes #CM of #Tamilnadu #OPS #Palanisamy

— Phani Kumar (a) Vasu (@Vasuphani) February 16, 2017

So finally we will have a CM which will work in same fashion as Manmohan Singh did for 10 years..#Disgusting #Palanisamy

— Viral (@viralj1988) February 16, 2017

All mafia gang wil be ruling TN
No Big companies wil invest in TN
Remember hw sasikala took over Sathyam theater in Phoenix mall #Palanisamy

— Warrior Princess (@MyloMegha) February 16, 2017

Congratulations @darrensammy88 , Your Brother #Palanisamy Will Be The Next Tamil Nadu CM !!

— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) February 16, 2017

#Palanisamy CM(Chief Minister) of Tamil Nadu & #sasikala will be CM(Candle Maker) of Central Jail. #MannargudiMafia got 2 CM post #OPSvsEPS

— Karthik Arumugam (@Karthikpaiya92) February 16, 2017

Watch the video of the Tamil-speaking community hoping that OPS would become Chief Minister

The drama broke a  day after Sasikala was sent to prison in Bengaluru to serve sentence in the disproportionate assets case, the governor again met Palaniswami at Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning and invited him to form the government.

A Raj Bhavan press release said that the governor had appointed Palaniswami, headquarters secretary of AIADMK, as the Chief minister of Tamil Nadu and invited him to form the ministry at the earliest. “This is in acceptance of the letter submitted by Mr Palaniswami on February 14 that he was elected as the Leader of the AIADMK Legislature party in a meeting of the party MLAs held on that day,” it said.

The governor has also requested the Chief Minister Designate to seek a vote of confidence of the Assembly within fifteen days, it said.