Camp politics have started in Tamilnadu. Until she proves here strength Sasikala has decided to keep her MLAs or rather hide them in an undisclosed location.
Immediately after AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan’s press conference denouncing caretaker Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, party legislators were moved to an undisclosed location, purportedly to stop them from being poached by other parties or influenced by Panneerselvam.
According to an NDTV report, AIADMK MPs will fly to New Delhi on Wednesday night to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, to complain about Tamil Nadu Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao’s unwillingness to return to Chennai. Rao’s presence in Chennai is required for Sasikala to be sworn in as the Chief Minister.
The Governor’s absence has afforded a window of opportunity for Pannerselvam to make his move against her. While Panneerselvam resigned as the CM earlier this week, Rao advised him to stay on in a caretaker capacity until further events unfolded.
In an emotional speech at the meeting at the party headquarters, Sasikala questioned O Panneerselvam’s silence for about 48 hours after she was elected as leader of the legislature party on Sunday.
“Please don’t side with traitors who have struck a deal with DMK which was out to finish Amma’s legacy. No force on the earth can break the AIADMK,” she thundered before her legislators.
Hitting out at O Panneerselvam, Sasikala said she could ‘sense’ the acts of a Chief Minister who had “completely connived with the Opposition”.
Sasikala claimed “it became my responsibility to put an end to wrongdoings done by CM O Panneerselvam”.
She added, “Our opponents are after us and spearheading whatever is happening today, but nothing can stop us from following Amma’s path.”
