Sasikala Natarajan will soon be the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK leaders have said.
New Delhi:
The news of Sasikala Natarajan's election to the AIADMK legislature party, which will enable her to take over as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, has received mixed reactions. While her opposition DMK has vociferously protested against the idea, social media witnessed both support and opposition. Chinnamma (mother's little sister) as Ms Natarajan is known to her supporters, had taken charge of the party last month after the death of Jayalalithaa. She had promised to follow in the footsteps of Jayalalithaa, who, in her lifetime, had occupied both posts.
At the party meeting today, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam proposed her name for the Legislature party chief and after her election, announced his resignation.
Within minutes, Twitter was flooded with reactions and speculations:
Ms Natarajan, 61, is not an elected member of the assembly and had never held any post in the party. "It was Panneerselvam who had first persuaded me to become the chief minister and general secretary as well when Jayalalithaa passed away," news agency Press Trust of India quoted her as telling party legislators.
Senior party leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai is also among those who backed her for the Chief Minister's post.
After her election, Ms Natarajan said the AIADMK would strive for the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu.
At the party meeting today, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam proposed her name for the Legislature party chief and after her election, announced his resignation.
Within minutes, Twitter was flooded with reactions and speculations:
The descent from Mahatma Gandhi to Rahul Gandhi has now been equalled and perhaps even surpassed by the descent from Periyar to Sasikala.
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) February 5, 2017
Everybody in Tamil Nadu feels cheated by backdoor entry of Sasikala, Tamil Nadu assembly must be dissolved & elections must be announced
— senthilnayagam (@senthilnayagam) February 5, 2017
It seems to be a dejavu of 1987. Sasikala takes the position of Janaki here. Deepa may be the one who must not be named.
— Curious Chloride (@TrueCohle) February 5, 2017
Soon the hashtag #TNSaysNo2Sasi was flooded.
We have come from CN annadurai ,kamaraj to sasikala.piece of crap ADMK MLAs #TNSaysNo2Sasi
— r aravinth (@r_aravinth_) February 5, 2017
Days are not far away when people will select their CM in a reality show like 'who wants to be a chief minister' #Sasikala
— Dharmesh Kumar (@fakefixer) February 5, 2017
Ms Natarajan, 61, is not an elected member of the assembly and had never held any post in the party. "It was Panneerselvam who had first persuaded me to become the chief minister and general secretary as well when Jayalalithaa passed away," news agency Press Trust of India quoted her as telling party legislators.
Senior party leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai is also among those who backed her for the Chief Minister's post.
After her election, Ms Natarajan said the AIADMK would strive for the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu.
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