Sasikala Natarajan, close aide of former TN chief minister J.Jayalalithaa, looks all set to take over the reins of AIADMK party. The official twitter account of the AIADMK party, on Saturday evening, read: "Senior functionaries of AIADMK urge Thirumathi Sasikala to lead the party on the path shown by Puratchi Thalaivi Amma."
Senior functionaries of AIADMK urge Thirumathi Sasikala to lead the party on the path shown by Puratchi Thalaivi Amma.
— AIADMK (@AIADMKOfficial) December 10, 2016
On Thursday, Tamil Nadu chief minister O.Panneerselvam had held discussions with Sasikala at the Poes Garden residence of the departed AIADMK supremo. The meeting lasted for about two hours. Panneerselvam did not speak to the waiting media after emerging from the meeting.He was accompanied by senior ministers of his cabinet, which included C.Srinivasan, Edappady K.Palaniswamy and P.Thangamani.