Sasikala’s readmission to party will not occur: Palaniswami

Chief Minister and AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday made it clear that V.K. Sasikala, the jailed aide of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, and the party’s former interim basic secretary, was not a member of the party. She is anticipated to be launched from a Bengaluru jail later this month on completion of her time period in a disproportionate property case.

In an interplay with reporters in New Delhi after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister dominated out the opportunity of Sasikala being taken again within the party. “It [Sasikala’s readmission] will not happen 100%. Based on a clear decision, the AIADMK has been functioning well. There is no difference of opinion [within the party],” he asserted.

In September 2017, when the AIADMK factions headed by Mr.Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, held a gathering of the final council of the unified party, a decision was adopted cancelling Sasikala’s appointment as interim basic secretary made on December 29, 2016. But, she was not expelled from the party.

However, when the distribution of membership playing cards started in October 2018, deputy coordinator K.P. Munusamy said that Jayalalithaa’s former aide was not a member of the party as her identify had not been added to the rolls of the party members. Mr. Pannerselvam, additionally the party coordinator, too had noticed that she was not a “primary member” of the party. During the interplay with the media in New Delhi, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar and former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M. Thambi Durai, mentioned a number of members from her camp had joined the AIADMK. “Across the State, there are only a few who are still with her,” Mr.Palaniswami contended.

Denies BJP stress

The Chief Minister dismissed reviews of the BJP exerting stress on the AIADMK for accommodating Sasikala and emphasised that his conferences in New Delhi had to do “only with the progress of Tamil Nadu and allocation of adequate funds for providing compensation of affected farmers.”

To a question whether or not he mentioned with Mr.Modi and Amit Shah political issues together with seat-sharing association for the Assembly ballot, Mr. Palaniswami replied that there was “no discussion on politics.” Besides, “this is not the appropriate time. Still, there is enough time for the election to be held,” he mentioned. As for the query on the variety of seats being demanded by the BJP, he reiterated that the problem can be determined solely after the announcement of ballot schedule.

On the BJP’s efforts for the party progress within the State, the AIADMK co-coordinator mentioned every party would really like to develop additional. No one would need another party to develop. “When I run a party, I would like my party to capture power. This is how a national party would talk. Each party has got a policy. It would make statements based on the policy. Coalition is different from policy. There is nothing wrong in all parties aspiring to capture power. It is for this purpose that the parties are being run.”

Jaya mausoleum

Meanwhile, the AIADMK has referred to as a gathering of secretaries of the district items and Ministers on the morning of January 22 to talk about preparations for the inauguration of the renovated Jayalalithaa mausoleum, scheduled for January 27.