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In Jail Or Not, The Growing Stature Of Sasikala And Family
After Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala took a series of steps to take total control of the party and the government. She kept all family members of Jayalalithaa out of the last rites. She was the one who decided every aspect of the funeral, last rites and the post-funeral sympathy gathering.
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Jayalalithaa Verdict Shows A Criminal Ran A State
If the AIADMK legislature party survives its present crisis - a big If - the new leadership might stabilize. But the more probable scenario is that the split will persist.
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Ahead Of Supreme Court Ruling, Sasikala Sleepover At MLA Camp: 10 Facts
Ahead of a Supreme Court verdict that will decide her political future, AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala has said she will spend the night at a five-star resort near Chennai where she has kept about 120 legislators sequestered for almost a week. Today the Supreme Court will rule whether Ms Sasikala is guilty of colluding with former Chief Minis...
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Sasikala's Gross Miscalculation And The Mess That Followed
Sasikala is no Goddess and OPS no God. Neither has any background in Dravidian film-making. The failure in politics of very popular Tamil film stars like Sivaji Ganesan and "Captain" Vijayakanth shows that it is not film fan clubs that translate into political machines. but political machines that used the cinema like the social media is used today...
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Sasikala's Big Challenges Include Caste And Her Family 'Mafia'
Bereft of their leader and inspiration, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu have turned to the next best thing: Amma's friend and confidante, VK Sasikala, who is the closest like-for-like replacement available. Even Sasikala's nickname of "Chinnamma" implies continuity, and suggests that Amma's politics live on in her successor. True to this perception,...
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In Jayalalithaa's Constituency, New AIADMK Chief Sasikala Natarajan Not Welcome
She was Jayalalithaa's closest aide, but many in the former Tamil Nadu chief minister's RK Nagar constituency in Chennai do not want AIADMK's new party chief Sasikala Natarajan to contest from there.
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Sasikala To Formally Take Over As AIADMK Chief Today
VK Sasikala, who was appointed to the top post in the AIADMK on Thursday, will formally take charge as its general secretary in Chennai today, the party said on Friday.
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As Jayalalithaa Aide Sasikala Natarajan Greets Party Men, Flashes Of Amma
In photographs tweeted by the ruling AIAMDK on Wednesday, Sasikala Natarajan bears shades of "Amma" as she greets party workers with hands folded at the Poes Garden residence in Chennai that she shared for many years with former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
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In Jail Or Not, The Growing Stature Of Sasikala And Family
After Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala took a series of steps to take total control of the party and the government. She kept all family members of Jayalalithaa out of the last rites. She was the one who decided every aspect of the funeral, last rites and the post-funeral sympathy gathering.
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Jayalalithaa Verdict Shows A Criminal Ran A State
If the AIADMK legislature party survives its present crisis - a big If - the new leadership might stabilize. But the more probable scenario is that the split will persist.
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Ahead Of Supreme Court Ruling, Sasikala Sleepover At MLA Camp: 10 Facts
Ahead of a Supreme Court verdict that will decide her political future, AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala has said she will spend the night at a five-star resort near Chennai where she has kept about 120 legislators sequestered for almost a week. Today the Supreme Court will rule whether Ms Sasikala is guilty of colluding with former Chief Minis...
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Sasikala's Gross Miscalculation And The Mess That Followed
Sasikala is no Goddess and OPS no God. Neither has any background in Dravidian film-making. The failure in politics of very popular Tamil film stars like Sivaji Ganesan and "Captain" Vijayakanth shows that it is not film fan clubs that translate into political machines. but political machines that used the cinema like the social media is used today...
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Sasikala's Big Challenges Include Caste And Her Family 'Mafia'
Bereft of their leader and inspiration, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu have turned to the next best thing: Amma's friend and confidante, VK Sasikala, who is the closest like-for-like replacement available. Even Sasikala's nickname of "Chinnamma" implies continuity, and suggests that Amma's politics live on in her successor. True to this perception,...
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In Jayalalithaa's Constituency, New AIADMK Chief Sasikala Natarajan Not Welcome
She was Jayalalithaa's closest aide, but many in the former Tamil Nadu chief minister's RK Nagar constituency in Chennai do not want AIADMK's new party chief Sasikala Natarajan to contest from there.
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Sasikala To Formally Take Over As AIADMK Chief Today
VK Sasikala, who was appointed to the top post in the AIADMK on Thursday, will formally take charge as its general secretary in Chennai today, the party said on Friday.
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As Jayalalithaa Aide Sasikala Natarajan Greets Party Men, Flashes Of Amma
In photographs tweeted by the ruling AIAMDK on Wednesday, Sasikala Natarajan bears shades of "Amma" as she greets party workers with hands folded at the Poes Garden residence in Chennai that she shared for many years with former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
