Sasikala, Chief Minister To Be Or Not To Be? Governor Consults Legal Experts

VK Sasikala, the long-time friend of J Jayalalithaa chosen by Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK to take over as Chief Minister, will not be sworn in today. Or Tomorrow. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, who is to administer the oath of office, is in Mumbai and has cancelled all his plans in Tamil Nadu. He is against a "hasty swearing-in", say sources, and is consulting legal experts on whether Ms Sasikala, who has never won any election and is politically inexperienced, can become Chief Minister at this time, when an important court verdict is expected in a corruption case against her.