The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam passed a resolution declaring their decision to work under the leadership of V.K. Sasikala. A known fact, Sasikala is famous for being the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister the late Jayalalithaa’s friend and confidante.
10 unknown facts about Sasikala – the next TN CM
- Sasikala allegedly supported the sand mafia of Mannargudi which is said to be controlled by her brother V. Divakaran.
- O. Panneerselvam, the current Chief minister of Tamil Nadu and Sasikala, the competitor, belong to the same community Thevars.
- Jayalalithaa and Sasikala stayed in the same house at Poes garden, Chennai from 1989-2011,2012 to 2016.
- Karunanidhi the DMK chief conducted Sasikala’s wedding with Natarajan.
- Sasikala’s sister Vanitha’s son Sudhakaran is adopted by Jayalalithaa.
- In 2012 Sasikala stated that being close to Jayalalithaa is more important to her than being close to her own family.
- Jayalalithaa’s sun sign is Pisces (symbol: Fish) and Sasikala’s is Aquarius (symbol: Water bearer) which might have been the reason for them being as inseparable as fish and water
- Sasikala’s cousin Raavanan is the owner of Midas distilleries which is a key supplier to TASMAC, a monopolistic chain of alcohol shops operated by the Tamil Nadu government.
- Though Sasikala belongs to a Saivite family she wears a vertical ‘Thilakam’ like Jayalalithaa, a Vaishnavaite.
- Sasikala V.K. is not the only Sasikala related to Amma. Sasikala Pushpa, another member of the party shares a similar story and interestingly, she also had been expelled from the party once for her misconduct, when she slapped Tiruchi Siva, a DMK MP at an airport.
If reports are to be believed, the steps towards making V.K. Sasikala the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu are moving straight and swift.
