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Sasikala seeks time from court on 'Health Grounds'

Sasikala seeks time from court on 'Health Grounds'

With the Supreme Court on Tuesday restoring the conviction of VK Sasikala in a 20-year-old corruption case, pressure has been mounting on Governor Vidyasagar Rao to call a floor test in the Assembly to decide who gets the Chief Minister’s chair — caretaker CM O Panneerselvam or Sasikala loyalist Edappadi Palaniswami.

Ms Sasikala -- who after the Supreme Court's verdict today expelled O Panneerselvam and appointed  Edappadi K Palanisamy as her stand-in to head the party in the assembly -- said, "I'm sure we'll get the invitation as soon as possible, as we remained quiet".

Mr Palaniswami has already met the Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday evening to stake claim to form the government. A rival team from the camp of Mr Pannneerselvam - who had stepped down to make way for Sasikala and then rebelled exactly a week ago - also met the Governor.

On Tuesday night, Sasikala left a luxury resort where party MLAs have been put up and headed back to her Poes Garden residence, which she shared with Jayalalithaa for 30 years. She was likely to surrender in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning. Her sister-in-law Illavarsi and nephew Sudhakaran have also been convicted by the apex court.

Late on Tuesday, AIADMK’s Gokul Indra said they have sought time from the court “on health grounds”. “We have asked the court for time on health grounds. We are waiting for a word from the court... We don't know when she (Sasikala) will leave for Bengaluru,” Indra told media.

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