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Complete Surrender: AIADMK Decides To Hand Over The Party’s Mantle To Sasikala
Swarajya Staff
Dec 29, 2016, 12:20 PM | Updated 12:20 PM IST
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Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK on Thursday passed a resolution that V.K. Sasikala, a close aide of the late Chief Minister and party leader J. Jayalalithaa, is the only person fit to become the party's General Secretary.
The party's General Council passed the resolution at its meeting here earlier in the morning. Till such time a person is elected by the various wings of the party, the General Council has unanimously decided that the fit person to become the General Secretary is Sasikala.
There should be a General Secretary to chalk out the party's policies, authorise the party treasurer to handle the accounts and other activities, the party said. The ruling party also said it would work under the leadership of Sasikala.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and other leaders attended the meeting. The council also passed a resolution condoling the death of Jayalalithaa. Later, Panneerselvam took a copy of the General Council resolution to Sasikala, who is residing at Jayalalithaa's residence in Poes Garden here.
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