The O Panneerselvam faction of the AIADMK on Thursday moved the Election Commission challenging the election of V K Sasikala as general secretary of the party, saying she was elevated in violation of the norms.
A 12-member delegation of the faction led by Rajya Sabha MP V Maitreyan met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and other top officials, and submitted a memorandum demanding that it decline approval to her elevation to the top party post.
In its 42-page petition, the delegation claimed Sasikala’s election was violative of the party constitution as she was chosen by the general council of the party and not the primary members. It said the general council was empowered to frame policies and programmes, and not elect someone as general secretary. The representation also quoted clause 30 (V) of the party constitution to say that a person was required to be a primary member of the party for five years for being eligible for the post.
The Panneersalvam camp said she was expelled from the party on December 19, 2011 and taken back in March the next year, resulting in a break in her primary membership.
Jaya's Hyd home is also in Sasikala’s name now
Hyderabad: Who has inherited the wealth and vast empire of valuable properties left behind by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister JayalalithaIJ
One can get an idea from the case of Jaya's home in West Marredpally area of Hyderabad which the Tamil Nadu politician had purchased while she was working in films. The Government record here reveals that the house was now in the name of Sasikala Natarajan, once her close friend and now a convict serving jail sentence in Disproportionate Assets case. Jaya also had a grape garden in outskirts of Hyderabad which she visited regularly till mid nineties but later she disposed it off and purchased a two storied house in Radhika Colony in West Marredpally.