Panneerselvam Reaches Out To Sasikala Loyalists
Tamil Nadu's caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday made a fervent appeal to those in Sasikala's camp to go by their “conscience” in taking forward the government that was led by J. Jayalalithaa.
Panneerselvam's appeal came hours after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case and sentencing her to four years in jail, trashing her hopes of becoming the next chief minister of the state.
“Due to a few incidents, there had been a small impediment in continuance of her government. To remove this temporary impediment and to take forward the good governance of Amma (Jayalalithaa), it is our duty to take steps according to our conscience,” Panneerselvam said.
Panneerselvam said the party had won last year's Assembly elections due to Jayalaithaa's welfare schemes and people want those to continue. “I therefore request the ministers and MLAs to factor in the present circumstances, and decide what kind of decision will ensure the party's unity and continuance of the government, and act accordingly,” he said in a statement.
“Further, let us also put behind certain unsavoury incidents that had happened between us and there shall be no hesitation in ensuring everybody's due importance,” the chief minister said.
Rivals were waiting for the party to split and if this is allowed “the souls of (AIADMK founder) MG Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa will not forgive us,” he said and invited all ministers and MLAs to work together and take forward the legacy of MGR and Jayalalithaa and “keep up their pride”.
Later in the day, he and 19 other senior leaders were expelled from the party's primary membership by Sasikala. Her loyalist Edappady K Palaniswami was elected the Legislature Party Leader.
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