Panneerselvam elected AIADMK legislature party leader

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam was elected the AIADMK legislature party leader early on Tuesday, to succeed Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa who died on Monday night.

A meeting of AIADMK's MLAs was to be held at 6 p.m. on Monday but was postponed.

Panneerselvam is expected to submit the letter of support extended by his party lawmakers to Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao.

According to a party official, no other decision was taken at the meeting.

After Jayalalithaa was admitted to the hospital in September, Panneerselvam -- who has officiated as Chief Minister earlier too -- began looking after the portfolios held by her.

 

--IANS

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