Sasikala to be anointed Tamil Nadu CM

Created: Feb 05, 2017, 15:15 IST | Updated: Feb 05, 2017, 15:43 IST

Chennai: AIADMK MLAs on Sunday elected General Secretary V.K. Sasikala as their legislature party leader, paving the way for her to become the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Chinnamma all set to become the Next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

— AIADMK (@AIADMKOfficial) February 5, 2017

Chinnamma arrives at Party Head Quarters after being elected as AIADMK's Legislature Party Leader.

— AIADMK (@AIADMKOfficial) February 5, 2017

Incumbent Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam proposed her name at the meeting of AIADMK legislators, party leaders said. The decision to elect Sasikala to succeed him was unanimous, they said.

The official AIADMK twitter handle said "Chinnamma all set to become the Next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu."

Ms. Sasikala will be the third woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after Janaki Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa.