Chennai: In a significant political move, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam, went on Thursday to the Poes Garden residence of former CM J. Jayalalithaa to meet her close confidante Sasikala. This is the second time the CM is meeting Saiskala in the last two days.
It is learnt that in the meeting which stretched more than two hours on Thursday and at which some senior ministers were also present, the question of fixing a date for the important General Council meeting of the AIADMK party was discussed. Also, the details of how best to commemorate the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary (February 24, 2017) were discussed.
The two meetings are a clear indication that the house on Poes Garden is still the most influential power centre in the ruling party even after Jaya’s demise. Sasikala and some of her kin are now residents of the house in which Jaya lived for close to 40 years.
