Tamil Nadu Governor to meet Paneerselvam first, then Sasikala today,
According to media reports, Paneerselvam, who will receive the Govenor at the airport, will meet him at the Raj Bhavan to air himself on the issue of Chief Ministersship at 5 pm while Sasikala will stake her claim to the head of the state at 7 pm.
Ahead of their meeting with the Governor, Paneerselvam received a shot in the arm as senior AIADMK leader E Madhusudhanan joined the revolt against Sasikala.
Madhusudhanan is considered the AIADMK's number 2 as its Presidium Chairman.
He visited Panneerselvam's residence and the two leaders announced a protest against Sasikala.
“Our senior leader Madhusudan was threatened and pressuris ed, even after that he stood alone to safeguard party. He helped the party grow and supported MGR throughout. We welcome him,” Panneerselvam said.
“It is Sasikala who is doing dirty tricks to acquire the chair of CM, if she succeeds it will be a big blot on democracy.”
Paneerselvam is being backed by among others, PH Pandian and V Maitreyan-two very senior AIADMK leaders.
Though Sasikala claims to have the support of 130 of the party's 134 MLAs, Paneerselvam claims that there are many who will support him if a trust vote takes place.
The politics of the state witnessed a dramatic turn of events on Tuesday night when Pannerselvam staging a major revolt against VK Sasikala, elected the legislature party leader on Sunday and tipped to be the next CM.
Pannerselvam alleged that he was forced to resign from the Chief Minister's post by the Sasikala camp.
On Wednesday, Sasikala paraded the party’s 130-odd MLAs in a show of strength at the party headquarters and then herded the into three buses and sent them to an undisclosed location to thwart any attempts at poaching.
Meanwhile, media reports said Panneerselvam is expected to issue an order to convert 'Amma' J Jayalalithaa's iconic Poes Garden residence into a memorial.
The order, if passed, will be very significant since Sasikala resides at the Poes Garden house and the decision may force her to vacate.
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