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A day after he called on V K Sasikala and held discussions with her over party related matters, O Raja, AIADMK top leader O Panneerselvam's (OPS) brother was on Saturday expelled from the party

The opposition AIADMK is trying for a make-over but the lack of unity among its top leaders, O. Panneerselvam and K. Palaniswami, is creating issues for the party.

Sasikala on Tuesday evening called on the South Indian superstar

Many party functionaries and workers were living with the hope of seeing AIADMK back in its days of glory, Sasikala said

In March, ahead of the Assembly polls, Sasikala had said that "she will stay away from politics," but would pray for of Jayalalithaa's "golden rule".

The party also expelled party spokesperson V Pugazhendi, stating the the leader was against the party.

This comes a day after she hinted at revival of attempts to regain control of the party

V.K. Sasikala on Wednesday renewed her call to the 'cadres of Amma (ex-Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa)' to come together to win the Assembly elections

Tamil Nadu's Law Minister CV Shanmugam alleged aides of former CM J Jayalalithaa--TTV Dhinakaran and VK Sasikala-- will attempt to disrupt law and order when they return to Chennai on Monday.

Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in a hospital here, would be discharged on Sunday, a bulletin said. "Sasikala Natarajan completed 10 days of treatment today. She has been asymptomatic and maintaining saturation without oxygen for the past three days. As per protocol, she can be discharged from the hospital," Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute said in the bulletin. "The team of doctors attending to her has taken the decision that she is fit for discharge and she will be discharged tomorrow, but has been advised home quarantine," it said. Sasikala was released on Wednesday after she completed four years of imprisonment in a jail here in a case of disproportionate assets. Being treated for COVID-19, the 66-year-old close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa had remained in the hospital. Sasikala's return to Tamil Nadu is of political significance as it comes at a time when the southern state is

The 63-year-old leader was a close associate of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, late Jayalalitha

Jayalalithaa was truly a lone empress loved fiercely by her party followers and loathed by her political adversaries

Sasikala is now serving a four year imprisonment in a Bengaluru prison in a corruption case

A former public relations official in the Tamil Nadu government, Natarajan played a key role in party matters, behind the scenes, before he and his family were sidelined by the current ruling faction

The Madras High Court had in November upheld a trial court order sentencing Natarajan and three others in the case registered 23 years ago

Jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala's husband, M Natarajan, has undergone liver and kidney transplant, her relative and sidelined party member TTV Dhinakaran said today. Natarajan had been undergoing treatment at a corporate hospital for the past few days. "I have received information that the liver and kidney transplant surgery has been performed on uncle," Dhinakaran told reporters here before leaving for the hospital where 74- year-old Natarajan is admitted. Sasikala had sought a 15-day parole from the Karnataka Prisons authorities to meet Natarajan but the plea was rejected on technical grounds. Confirming the news, Dhinakaran said that he was informed by their advocate that her plea for parole had been "rejected due to insufficient details." "If she seeks parole properly (with required documents) again, I am sure she will get it," he added. When asked if Sasikala would stay at Poes Garden residence of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa if released on parole, Dhinaka

Trial court had convicted Sasikala along with Jayalalithaa, Sudhakaran, and Elavarasi in the case

CCTV shows Sasikala 'entering' central jail in plain clothes;

Violations include remittances for a transponder, uplinking charges for erstwhile J J TV channel