VK Sasikala managed a near-perfect attendance for her show of strength on Wednesday morning, establishing her grip on the ruling AIADMK, which has chosen her to be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. 131 of the party's 134 legislators attended the conclave where she branded O Panneerselvam, the man she is meant to replace as Chief Minister, as a "liar" who has betrayed the party and its former leader, J Jayalalithaa, who died in December while she was Chief Minister.
