J Jayalalithaa will be the AIADMK's "eternal general secretary," Tamil Nadu's ruling party said today, scrapping the post and sacking VK Sasikala, who is in a Bengaluru prison. The party will be run by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as Chief Coordinator and Chief Minister E Palaniswami as his assistant. Today's meeting made a merger between factions led by the two leaders formal and ended the primacy of Ms Sasikala - who took over as party chief after Ms Jayalalithaa's death in December last - and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran.
