The situation is fluid and both the groups are claiming stake for the Gaddi. But the majority is with the Sasikala group as of now.
1:10pm: O Panneerselvam and 12 MPs are going to Golden Bay resort where 129 MLAs and Sasikala are present.
1:05pm: Request governor to take steps to establish stable management in the state, says DMK’s MK Stalin
12:48pm: I bow in humility to your love and affection. We will form a govt without the help of any other party, says Pannerselvam
12:46pm: Amma’s atma is still around us and will guide us on the right path, says Panneerselvam
12:43pm: Panneerselvam expelled from primary membership of AIADMK by Sasikala camp, Edappadi K Palaniswami named CM candidate after meeting of AIADMK MLAs at Golden Bay resort
12:24pm: Let us forget the differences, temporary fight and come together to defeat the Oppn, he says.
12:23pm: Panneerselvam appeals to all MLAs to take a decision after assessing the current political scenario in the state.
12:21pm: Minister Vijayabhaskar told mediapersons that a new leader of the AIADMK legislative party will be elected shortly. As many as 125 MLAs are meeting with Sasikala, the party general secretary who holds the post now.
12:25pm: “I expect that the AIADMK legislators will now meet to elect a leader. If there is only one claimant, the governor can swear in the claimant and ask him to prove his majority. If there are two claimants, the governor should call for a composite vote (following the UP precedent). I have no comment on the judgement. It is a SC judgement and we are all bound by the judgement,” says P Chidambaram.
12:20pm: Mylapore MLA and former Tamil Nadu DGP Nataraj too join the OPS camp
12:14pm: Sasikala toying with names: Edapaddi Palaniswami, KA Sengottaiyan and Deepak Jayaram, nephew of Jayalalithaa as alternate CM candidates, say sources
12:10pm: Cops allowing Sasikala to interact with her close supporters, ministers on future course of action.
11:55am: VK Sasikala’s brother Divakaran and her nephew TTV Dinakaran are also inside Golden Bay resort, reports ANI
11:45am: Sasikala is reportedly addressing her party MLAs inside the resort. She is likely to activate her ‘Plan B’ to nominate another MLA for the job, reports KV Lakshmana.
11:13am: “This is a great success for Tamil Nadu people. It is a victory of truth and judicial system,” DMK’s Tamilan Prasanna tells ANI.
11:09am: “I was expecting the conviction. I don’t think she can escape the four years sentence,” Subramanian Swamy tells ANI.
11:05am: “Justice has been done. Judgement shows how strong and independent is our judiciary,” former advocate general BV Acharya to ANI.
11:01am: Shock at Kuvathur, where the MLAs are camping, after an SC verdict convicting Sasikala.
10:57am: TV reports say police enter Golden Bay Resorts where Sasikala and MLAs believed to be loyal to her have been camping.
10:49am: SC judgement on Sasikala runs into more than 500 pages
