Expelled AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala on Wednesday appealed to 'true followers' of late party supremo J. Jayalalithaa to join hands and post a spectacular victory in the coming Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
Her appeal, days after returning to Tamil Nadu after serving a four year prison sentence in an assets case, appeared to be a signal for truce with the ruling AIADMK ahead of the polls, likely in April.
After paying floral tributes to a portrait of Jayalalithaa here on her 73rd birth anniversary, Sasikala recalled the late leader's famous quote that even after her lifetime, the AIADMK would continue to work for the people for centuries to come.
'True followers' of Jayalalithaa should come together and remember that the goal is winning it big in the assembly elections, she said without naming anyone and while addressing Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam cadres who gathered for the anniversary event.
Expressing confidence that her pitch for unity would be reciprocated by the late leader's loyal followers, Sasikala said she would throw her weight behind them.
She appealed to them to 'work like a bee' unitedly for poll victory.
Sasikala's nephew and AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran, when asked on Sasikala's assertion, said she only underscored unity. If her reference was to the AIADMK or the AMMK, Dhinakaran, who is the party general secretary said, "you have to ask her."
