Edappadi Palanisamy made AIADMK party leader, to stake claim to form govt

Sasikala made this move after being convicted by the court. OPS has been expelled from AIADMK

The Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary VK Sasikala, along with two others in a 20-year -old disproportionate assets (DA) case, coming as a twist to the political crisis in Tamil Nadu. The order has been issued at a time when Sasikala had staked a claim to become the chief minister of the state, replacing O Panneerselvam.

However, State Highways Minister Edappadi Palanisamy has been elected as the AIADMK legislative party leader.  A team led by Edappadi Palanisamy would meet the Governor in charge and stake claim to form the government.