Edappadi Palanisamy

Sasikala in jail: OPS revolt brings Mannargudi Mafia to fore, the real kingmaker in Tamil Nadu politics

What about OPS, you ask? What of all this drama if his campers don't make it to the top? Well, they tried. They told Tamil Nadu loudly what we only used to whisper about: the Mannargudi Mafia is real and lethal.

Sasikala convicted: With growing MP support, OPS more suited to challenge Modi than 'spy' Palanisamy

The biggest takeaway from Tuesday's Supreme Court verdict that convicted VK Sasikala to four years of jail is that for the first time ever in probably 25 years there is real hope for the people of Poes Garden area to enter their own locality without having to clear a police sentry.

With Sasikala convicted, AIADMK MLAs know O Panneerselvam, not Edappadi, is their last resort

In fact, more than the Supreme Court verdict, Sasikala & Co face an un assailable charge from which no court or fort can extricate them: the popular belief among party cadre and Jayalalithaa admirers that it was this grisly gang that caused their ‘dear Amma’ much bad name all through.