O Panneerselvam on Tuesday went to Jayalalithaa memorial, meditated for over half an hour. Later, he accused VK Sasikala’s camp of pressurising him to step down from the chief minister post. “I am saying these facts in front of you to make things clear in public. I will continue to struggle. I will take back my resignation if people, MLAs want,” Panneerselvam had said.
Panneerselvam also said Sasikala and her supporters got annoyed with the success of his government on issues like Jallikattu protests, mitigating of drinking water crisis in Chennai, setting right the damage caused by Vardah cyclone.
VK Sasikala soon after the emergency meet with party MLAs, addressed a press conference. She alleged that the main opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazakham (DMK) was behind O Panneerselvam’s revolt against her and asserted that all the party MLAs are with her and hence there is “no problem” in her becoming the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Panneerselvam was also removed from the post of party treasurer and would also be removed from AIADMK’s primary membership, Sasikala announced.
