CHENNAI: More than an hour after
Tamil Nadu chief minister O
Panneerselvam came out against AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala , the party removed him from the post of treasurer and appointed Dindigul C Srinivasan as the new treasurer.
Srinivasan had earlier held the position of party treasurer.
Panneerselvam was removed from the post at a meeting of ministers and party MLAs held at late
chief minister
J Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence, where
Sasikala continues to stay, late in the night.
The ministers and MLAs rushed to Poes Garden after
Panneerselvam revolted by giving a statement against
Sasikala on Marina Beach.
After the meeting, around 1am, Sasikala came out and greeted her supporters who assembled outside the house. "We will definitely remove Panneerselvam from the primary membership of the party," she said.
She said, “DMK is behind Panneerselvam. All our MLAs are together like one family. So, there is no problem."
She further aid Panneerselvam and opposition leader M K Stalin were always found to be looking at each other and smiling when the assembly was in session recently.
After Sasikala’s statement, Panneerselvam told reporters at his residence that the difference between human beings and animals is that human beings can smile. “It is not a crime to smile,” he said.
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