AIADMK asks DMK if it appointed interim CM when Karuna was ill

AIADMK today hit out at DMK treasurer M K Stalin for demanding an interim Chief Minister in view of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's hospitalisation and asked if such an arrangement was made when Karunanidhi was in hospital in 2009 for a spine surgery.
Referring to leaders including MDMK chief Vaiko, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Su Thirunavukkarasar, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan, and CPI(M) State Secretary G Ramakrishnan not favouring an idea of an interim Chief Minister, the AIADMK said only Stalin had sought such an arrangement.
AIADMK mouthpiece Dr Namadhu MGR today asked if the DMK-led government had "appointed an interim Chief Minister when Karunanidhi was hospitalised for a spine surgery in 2009."

Expressing confidence that 'Amma' would soon resume her official duties, the AIADMK said under such circumstances the demand for an interim Chief Minister was only a "sadist noise".
On October 9, Stalin had demanded either a "Chief Minister incharge or a new Chief Minister" to streamline governance.
After Jayalalithaa's portfolios were allotted to Finance Minister O Panneerselvam yesterday, he had welcomed it.
Meanwhile, prayers continued to be offered at places of worship across Tamil Nadu, including 'milk pot processions' for the speedy recovery of Jayalalithaa.