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Sasikala likely to take oath as Tamil Nadu CM, MLAs' crucial meet on Sunday

According to sources, 3 top bureaucrats, including Sheila Balakrishnan had been asked to resign

AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala paying tribute at the memorial former Tamil Nadu CM CN Annadurai, on the leader's 48th death anniversary in Chennai. Photo: PTI
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AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala paying tribute at the memorial former Tamil Nadu CM CN Annadurai, on the leader's 48th death anniversary in Chennai. Photo: PTI

BS Web TeamPTI New Delhi
In a major shift of power in Tamil Nadu, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary V K Sasikala is likely to take oath as the chief minister.

After the demise of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, her trusted aide O Panneerselvam took oath as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in the wee hours of December 5, 2016.

According to sources, three top bureaucrats, including advisor to the Tamil Nadu government Sheila Balakrishnan, a Jayalalithaa loyalist, had been asked to resign on Friday night.

There is a crucial meeting on February 5 with the MLAs to decide on