Chennai: Senior AIADMK leader and former minister K. A. Sengottaiyan on Friday came out with a strong statement expressing his unswerving loyalty to the AIADMK leadership and warned of legal action against those spreading rumours against him in the wake of reports of him opposing Jayalalithaa’s aide Sasikala taking charge of the party.
“Despite false cases were foisted against me by the DMK regime, I continued to remain a loyalist of Amma and the party so they are targeting me to create confusion by spreading rumours,” he said in a statement. He warned that he would initiate legal action against those spreading rumours in the media and social media. “I will continue to stand by the party leadership as always,” he noted. There have been report of power struggle in the AIADMK after the leader’s demise with Sasikala holding the centrestage her close relatives, most of whom had been banished by Jayalalithaa, are now back in action.
The vacancy to the crucial post of party general secretary, created by Jayalalithaa’s demise needs to be filled soon, considering that the local body election are to be held in next few months. Besides, the party needs a strong Captain even though there are quite a few experienced function down the line to look after smaller responsibilities. Some party insiders insist that Sasikala is most likely to get anointed as the party general secretary whereas some others feel that she would bide her time and wait until the public mood softens.
The names of party seniors C. Ponniyan and K.A. Sengottaiyan are doing the rounds for the top post, many insisting that whoever is chosen that would only be temporary arrangement before Sasikala or some from the family is ready to formally takes charge.
