Indicating her willingness to re-unite with the AIADMK and defeat the party’s common enemy, VK Sasikala said that she would dedicate the rest of her life for the AIADMK’s progress. On her way to Chennai, addressing supporters who had lined up along the highway, she said that they have to reunite under the AIADMK banner and fight their common enemy. However, for those of MGR and Jayalalithaa, her speech did not refer to any individuals who are at the helm of either AIADMK or DMK.
Sasikala, the close confidante of Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is on her way to Chennai after completing her four-year sentence in a corruption case. Her return to the state’s political arena gains significance as it occurs barely two months ahead of the crucial Assembly polls. While Sasikala herself cannot contest polls for the next six years, the clout she had held in the AIADMK is too well known.
Aside from her clout within the party, she also hails from an influential…