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O Panneerselvam has gone thermonuclear against Sasikala: Will he vanquish Chinnamma?

With his sensational late-night charge that he had been forced to resign, the Tamil Nadu care-taker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) has gone thermonuclear against an ambitious VK Sasikala who was all set to take control of the state government.

Tamil Nadu: LS Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai urges Sasikala to become CM

M Thambidurai appealed to VK Sasikala to become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, saying the leadership in both the party and governance should be with the same person.

Sasikala must resist temptation to be Tamil Nadu CM; sycophancy has to be timed well in politics

The rise of VK Sasikala to the post of the AIADMK general secretary in Tamil Nadu after the death of J Jayalalithaa wasn’t unnatural because the latter had never given any indication who her political heir was. Sasikala appeared to be the de facto inheritor as the party hadn’t seen anybody else mixing so closely with their leader.

How Sasikala's one-time bete noire KA Sengottaiyan came around after Jayalalithaa's death

When questioned about what made him change his mind about Sasikala, despite a bitter feud with her in the past, KA Sengottaiyan said, "In today's situation, the only eligible person to take the party forward is Chinnamma."

Lok Sabha deputy speaker M Thambidurai backs Sasikala as AIADMK General Secretary

Sasikala had even given suggestions to Jayalalithaa on party affairs and governance in the past, he said and urged her to take over the "reins" of AIADMK.

Sasikala should lead AIADMK, there is no second opinion on issue: TN CM backs Jayalalithaa's long time aide

Strongly backing late Jayalalithaa's long time aide Sasikala, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said on Sunday that she should become general secretary and lead the AIADMK.