CHENNAI: After she was found guilty by the Supreme Court for corruption, VK Sasikala, who has been ordered to serve a four-year sentence, took care of some important business for her party, the AIADMK, which governs Tamil Nadu.
At a meeting presided by her, the party picked a new leader, minister Edappadi K.Palanisamy, who is trusted by her.
The gathering also expelled O Panneerselvam, known as OPS, from the party for serving up a high-velocity crisis by refusing to quit as Chief Minister.
Ms Sasikala is to be collected by the police from Golden Bay Resort, a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Chennai, which has, for a week, morphed into the headquarters of the AIADMK, which used the sprawling compound to rope off about 125 MLAs or state legislators and keep them from abandoning the party.
