 "Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa: Power remains firmly in Poes Garden, for now")
J Jayalalithaa is dead and her party cadre is jostling to dive before Jaya’s aide V K Sasikala and touch her feet. What does this mean for party politics and does it matter all that much when the real test looms - elections? As political parties circle overhead, Sasikala rules from Poes Garden and O Panneerselvam does what he does best - keeping the peace and turning down the volume. The circumstances surrounding Jaya’s death remain shrouded in mystery, her super-fans are livid and the final word on the [caption id=“attachment_3159996” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Sasikala Natarajan rules from Poes Garden / PTI[/caption] disproportionate assets case - the one in which Jaya and Sasikala were jailed - is still to come. Narayan Lakshman of The Hindu and Nikhila Natarajan catch up for a chat barely 500 mts from where Jayalalithaa lies buried, in a casket that’s been locked many times over with gold plated keys.
A conversation with The Hindu’s Narayan Lakshman on Tamil Nadu politics after Jayalalithaa’s death.
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Written by Nikhila Natarajan
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