V K Sasikala

Ousted interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala said that she would be meeting her supporters on January 1, 2023.

Though she is banned from contesting elections for another four years, supporters believe that she can be a possible alternative to the DMK in the state

The expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala has said that she is ready to face all enquiries against her over the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday tabled in Assembly the reports of separate Commissions of Inquiry that looked into the circumstances surrounding the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and the 2018 police firing at Thoothukudi in the state. The Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry that probed the circumstances leading to Jayalalithaa's death in 2016, in its concluding remarks said that V K Sasikala, the late Chief Minister's confidante, "have to be found fault with and investigation is to be ordered." The panel also has named others alongwith Sasikala. The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry, which probed the 2018 police firing at Thoothukudi on anti-Sterlite protesters --that claimed 13 lives-- has blamed the police authorities.

The O. Panneerselvam (OPS) faction of the AIADMK has received a setback after the Justice (Rtd) Arumugasamy commission recommended an inquiry against Jaya's former aide, V.K. Sasikala and a few others

AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Saturday said he would soon meet the expelled interim general secretary V K Sasikala and her nephew T T V Dhinakaran, heading the AMMK party, as part of his initiatives to unite the AIADMK now divided over the leadership issue. He said he would also call on all those who worked for the party under the leadership of late Chief Ministers M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, and convince them. "All our thoughts and deeds are oriented towards ensuring a unified AIADMK. This is also the collective view of 1.5 crore party cadres," Panneerselvam told reporters at his residence here after Usilampatti legislator P Ayyappan met him and pledged support to Panneerselvam's faction in the tussle between the latter and another senior leader and former chief minister K Palaniswami. Ayyappan, who had backed Palaniswami on the single leadership issue, sprang a surprise today by calling on former Chief Minister Panneerselvam. He said the change in his stance was in ...

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala said that her wish is to take the party forward, the way MGR and Amma (Jayalalitha) did while adding that Tamil Nadu needs a leader who could walk the talk

The general council meeting of the two factions of the AIADMK in September, 2017 had removed the party's interim general secretary Sasikala from the post

Sasikala had moved the city civil court earlier contending that the AIADMK general council held in 2017, which expelled her as general secretary, was not valid.

The rout of the AIADMK in the urban local body polls will raise major questions for the present leadership of the party led by two former CMs, O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami.

According to the AIADMK, Sasikala is not a member of the party, though she has claimed to be the general secretary

AIADMK top leader O Panneerselvam on Monday said the party leadership would hold discussions and take a decision on re-admitting V K Sasikala, confidante of late CM J Jayalalithaa, in the party

The AIADMK on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Mambalam police

Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader VK Sasikala said that AIADMK regime should be brought back to power in Tamil Nadu

AIADMK's expelled General Secretary, V.K.Sasikala called for unity of all party factions and asked the cadres to work for its emergence as the number one party in Tamil Nadu in the days to come.

V K Sasikala is waiting in the background to spring a surprise and take over the AIADMK, looking forward to an apt time for the final assault

The former Chief Minister said that all leaders of the AIADMK are firm that she does not have any place in the party

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, led by expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala's nephew T T V Dhinakaran, on Friday released the third list of 130 candidates for next month's Assembly elections

Those directly affected by her decision are still struggling to understand what triggered the move and its implications

The AIADMK leadership is skeptical about the sudden decision of V.K. Sasikala to quit from active politics