AIADMK on Tuesday announced that former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will remain the eternal General Secretary of the party after it sacked the interim general secretary, VK Sasikala. The decision was announced following a crucial General Council meeting in Chennai attended by chief minister, E Palaniswami and his deputy, O Panneerselvam.
“Temporary General Secretary post stands forfeited. Sasikala is expelled. Jayalalithaa will be eternal general secretary of the party”, party leader, RB Udaykumar, said while speaking to reporters after the meeting.
Reading out from the resolution, the leader added that the two factions of AIADMK will be merged. “AIADMK to be a unified faction and we will retrieve ‘two leaves’ party symbol,” he said. He further added: “All those appointed by Amma (Jayalalithaa) as office bearers will continue.” On the situation regarding sidelined deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran, Udaykumar said: “All announcements of TTV Dinakaran are not binding on the party.”
The meeting on Tuesday was the first meeting of the decision-making body after the unification of the two camps led by CM Palaniswami and formrer CM Pannerselvam.
