The Sasikala factor in the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) refuses to fade away. Also read: Analysis: Sasikala ‘surfaces’ in AIADMK circlesIn the last couple of days too, on separate occasions, Food Minister R. Kamaraj in Thanjavur and Commercial Taxes Minister K.C. Veeramani in Nattrampalli of Tiruppatur district, asserted that the party and the government would not go the Sasikala way. Totally, other than the two, the AMMK had got double-digit vote share in Sivaganga and Virudhunagar parliamentary seats, all in the south. Also read: Sasikala takes over as AIADMK general secretaryOf the nine Assembly constituencies in the southern belt that saw by-elections in mid-2019, the AMMK had secured double-digit vote share in five, including Manamadurai.

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2020 05:26 UTC