Palaniswami to meet Panneerselvam today to decide on ousting VK Sasikala, TTV Dhinakaran

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam will on Monday meet to decide on the modalities of ousting jailed interim AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala.

The senior AIADMK leaders would also deliberate on the actions taken by TTV Dinakaran against party office bearers.

Nineteen AIADMK MLAs loyal to Dhinakaran have revolted against Palaniswami. The 19 MLAs have been staying in a resort in Puducherry. Later, two more MLAs jointed the Dinakaran camp.

The meeting at AIADMK headquarters will also discuss the issue of 19 legislators giving a letter to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao withdrawing their support to Palaniswami and wanting a new Chief Minister.

Post the merger between two factions - one led by (now) Deputy Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam and the other by Chief Minister Palaniswami, the duo also announced that steps would be taken to sack Sasikala from the party post and also from the party.

Following the recent merger of two AIADMK factions headed by Palaniswami and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, the party has been hit by fresh dissent with a group of MLAs rallying behind Dhinakaran, whose aunt, V K Sasikala, is the AIADMK chief and in jail on a corruption case.

The two factions' decision to remove Sasikala from the post of party general secretary triggered the unrest.