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"Divide And Rule" Tactic Won't Work: AIADMK Slams VK Sasikala Over "Audio Politics"

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 16, 2021

Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar on Wednesday slammed VK Sasikala, confidante of late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, for attempting to create confusion in the party using "audio politics" and for trying to "divide and rule."

"Can't Be Silent Spectator": VK Sasikala In Latest Purported Audio Clip

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday June 16, 2021

Fresh audio clips of VK Sasikala, the ousted chief of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK, speaking to party functionaries sympathetic to her political return have surfaced, in which she can be heard saying "there is a need to lead the party in a fair way".

"Will Come And Set AIADMK Straight": VK Sasikala In Purported Audio Clip

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday June 15, 2021

VK Sasikala, the ousted chief of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK, was heard in a purported audio clip, saying that she will "come soon and set the party straight". The clip emerged a day after the opposition party sacked 15 people she spoke with recently.

VK Sasikala's Calls With Workers Give Mixed Signals Of Political Plans

South | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday June 12, 2021

Telephonic conversations between ousted AIADMK chief VK Sasikala and some of her supporters are giving mixed signals about her political plans, months after her release from jail and the AIADMK's defeat in the Tamil Nadu assembly election.

"Will Come, Certainly": VK Sasikala Audio Clips Hint At Political Return

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 31, 2021

VK Sasikala hinted at a political comeback, by telling her supporters that there would soon be a "good decision."

VK Sasikala Alleges Name "Removed" From Voters' List, Will Sue Officials

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday April 6, 2021

The name of VK Sasikala, the confidante of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has been "removed" from the voters' list without her knowledge and it is an "injustice", she has said through her legal counsel. She was sad about it, he said.

Open To Considering VK Sasikala's Return To AIADMK, Says O Panneerselvam

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday March 24, 2021

Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has indicated that though Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisami has categorically ruled out return of VK Sasikala to the party, he feels it can be considered.

Tamil Nadu Government Doing Well Because Of BJP, Says E Palaniswami

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain and Meher Pandey | Wednesday March 24, 2021

In response to allegations that he only became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at Sasikala's behest, Edappadi K Palaniswami, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said he was chosen for his merit. "I got the position because of my experience and knowledge... It did not come immediately. I was MP, MLA, minister, then chief minister," EPS said.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls: "No Tacit Help To AIADMK Or BJP", Says TTV Dhinkaran On New Alliance

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 9, 2021

TTV Dhinakaran, the chief of the AMMK, denied today that his tie-up with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM would help Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its ally BJP by splitting the opposition votes in the state election next month. In an interview to NDTV, Mr Dhinakaran stressed that he had not defied his aunt VK Sasikala, who had called for a united fight ag...

Advantage AIADMK As VK Sasikala's Move Stuns Tamil Nadu Ahead Of Polls

Tamil Nadu News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Thursday March 4, 2021

Ousted former AIADMK chief VK Sasikala's sudden announcement on Wednesday night that she will "step aside from politics and public life" clearly means Advantage AIADMK and a setback to her nephew and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader TTV Dhinakaran.

"Staying Away From Politics," Says VK Sasikala Ahead Of Tamil Nadu Polls

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday March 3, 2021

VK Sasikala, the expelled former chief of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, who was released from jail in January and was widely expected to fight for her position in the run-up to Assembly elections, has quit politics and public life

AIADMK Will Decide If VK Sasikala Will Join Tamil Nadu Alliance, Says BJP

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

The BJP today said the AIADMK would decide on accommodating VK Sasikala, once a close aide of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, in the ruling party-led alliance for the April 6 election in Tamil Nadu.

"As Amma Wished, AIADMK Should Contest Polls With Us": VK Sasikala

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday February 24, 2021

The AIADMK and her breakaway AMMK party should contest this year's Tamil Nadu elections together, VK Sasikala, the sacked chief of the ruling outfit released from jail last month, said on Wednesday, paying tributes to former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary.

Top Court Order Says VK Sasikala, Supporters Have No Connection With AIADMK: Minister

India News | ANI | Saturday February 20, 2021

The Supreme Court has given a verdict that expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) VK Sasikala and her supporters have no connection with the party, said Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar on Friday.

VK Sasikala's Court Move To Reclaim AIADMK Top Post Ahead Of State Polls

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday February 18, 2021

VK Sasikala, the sacked AIADMK chief released from jail last month, has taken a legal step towards reclaiming her position in Tamil Nadu's ruling party months ahead of polls.