The chorus for AIADMK general secretary Sasikala, a close aide of Jayalalithaa for three decades, to take over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has gained further momentum at a meeting of the party MLAs here today. 
The meeting held here in the afternoon elected her as the legislature party chief , the party sources said. However, the sources did not commit on the agenda of the meeting and declined to confirm reports that the MLAs would urge Sasikala, who was made the general secretary following the death of Jayalalithaa, to take over as CM. She will be taking over as the new CM of Tamilnadu. Interestingly her name was proposed by Pannerselvam.
“It is all your imagination and guess work,” a senior leader said when asked about reports of Sasikala taking over from CM Panneerselvam. Ever since Jayalalithaa’s death in December, there has been a clamour that Sasikala should follow the earlier practice of both the party general secretary and the Chief Minister’s post be vested in the same person.
Among others, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai has backed Sasikala for the CM’s post. Yesterday, Sasikala had appointed senior leaders, including some former ministers and a former Mayor, to key party posts.
