AIADMK Sacks Sasikala From General Secretary Post

In a sensational development, the unified AIADMK on Tuesday resolved to annul the appointment of V K Sasikala as the party's interim general secretary. A resolution was passed to sack her from the post and to annul all the decisions she took in the capacity as the general secretary.

The meeting also resolved to amend the party’s by-laws, indicating that there would be no general secretary in the future. Party affairs would now be managed by a steering committee

The meeting of the party general council, the apex decision making body of the party and the executive committee passed a resolution to this effect. The resolution said the party cannot accept anyone else other than its founder, the late M G Ramachandran, and the late chief minister J Jayalalithaa as general secretary.

The meeting also resolved to amend the party's by-laws, indicating that there would be no general secretary in the future. Party affairs would now be managed by a steering committee, as announced during the merger of the factions led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his Deputy O Panneerselvam on August 21.

Tuesday's meeting was the first since the merger of the two factions. It was attended by, among others, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam and presided over by party presidium chairman E Madusudhanan.