Palanisamy stakes claim to form govt, gives list of backing MLAs to TN Guv

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted AIADMK general secretary Sasikala in the Disproportionate Assets (DA) case, effectively ending her dream of becoming the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.

In a verdict delivered in just 8 minutes, the apex court also sentenced Sasikala to four years in jail, and imposed a fine of Rs 10 crore.

Sasikala now cannot become the Tamil Nadu CM, or contest elections for 10 years, including the 4 years of jail term. But since Sasikala has already served 6 months of this term, she will only have to serve another 3 and a half years, the SC ruled.

Here are updates of the developments taken place following her conviction.

• Maitreyan and Pandian from Panneerselvam camp meet Governor.
• Palanisamy stakes claim to form government in Tamil Nadu and submits list of backing MLAs to Governor.
• Sasikala nominee Palanisamy and MLAs arrive at Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao’s residence.
• Governor asked Palanisamy to get 12-member delegation.
• Governor Ch Vidayasagar Rao will meet newly elected AIADMK Legislature Party leader Palanisamy and others at 5.30 pm today.
• Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said the Tamil Nadu Governor should call for a special Assembly session and order a floor test.
• Faced with prohibitory orders, Team Panneerselvam heads back to Chennai.
• Police stopped Panneerselvam's supporters while they were on the way to Golden Bay resort to meet Team Sasikala. Section 144 has been imposed in Koovathur.
• Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and AIADMK leader M Thambidurai said the Sasikala camp would file a review petition in the apex court.
• Nobody has the authority to elect anybody: Panneerselvam on election of Palanisamy as AIADMK chief.
• The expelled leaders are AIADMK lawmaker K. Pandiarajan, former Assembly speaker P.H. Pandian and his son P.H. Manoj Pandiyan, N. Vishvananthan and senior party leader C. Ponnaiyan, K.P. Munusamy, J.C.D. Prabhakar, ex- MLA K. Thavasi, B. Mohan, K.A. Jaypal, S.K. Selvam, K.P. Rajendra Prasad, K.A.K. Mugil, former minister Parithi Elamvaluthi, Ex-MP E. Ponnusamy, V. Neelakandan, ex-MLA V. Neelankandan, ex- MLA Ko. Ayyappan, M. Muthuramalingam and S. Muthuselvi.
• Sasikala expels 20 party leaders including 7 MLAs who have switched to Panneerselvam camp.
• Leaders and MLAs from Panneerselvam camp planning to visit Koovathur resort to meet party legislators staying there.
• We have sent a letter to Governor and are awaiting his reply: Palanisamy
• Letter signed by MLAs supporting Edapadi K Palanisamy as the AIADMK's legislature party leader sent to Governor: AIADMK
• Panneerselvam says that it is time to fulfill the unfinished dream of 'Amma'.
• Sasikala expels acting CM Panneerselvam from primary membership of the party.
• AIADMK appoints E Palanisamy as the new party chief.
• An emergency meetings of MLAs holed up in the Golden Bay resort was held at the behest of Sasikala following the apex court verdict
• 2 more MLAs joined Panneerselvam following the verdict. He now has 12 MLAs in his camp, including himself.