Sasikala leaves Chennai resort after meeting MLAs

TamilNadu Feb 11 : AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala on Saturday chaired a meeting with the AIADMK MLAs about the prevailing situation at the Golden Bay Resort in Kuvathur. Meanwhile, tight security is being maintained outside the resort that villagers living nearby are getting claustrophobic and have begun to lash out. According to reports, village residents have complained that their roads are being blocked and street-lights are switched off at night, all to ensure the MLAs can remain locked in.

Earlier in the day, she sought an appointment with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to parade MLAs supporting her before him. In her letter to the governor, she recalled that she had met him on February 9 along with her senior ministers, consequent to her seeking an appointment with him to hand over the letter of party MLAs electing her as their leader. She said that she believed the Governor would “act immediately to save the sovereignty of the Constitution, democracy and the interest” of Tamil Nadu.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s education minister K Pandiarajan joined his dissident camp, becoming the first sitting minister to do so.”My belief is that here is the man who has captured the hearts of the masses. Amma’s legacy will continue to rest on his able shoulders and that is the reason I am here,” Pandiarajan said. “Our number will be more than what it is today and it will land at 135,” he added.