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	On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced Sasikala guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021.		On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced Sasikala guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021.

			==References==
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			{{Infobox officeholder
			\| name = V. K. Sasikala
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			\| office1 = General secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
			\| term_start1 = {{Start date\|2016\|12\|29\|df=yes}}
			\| term_end1 = 12 September 2017<ref name="sasioust" />
			\| predecessor1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
			\| successor1 = ''Position abolished''
			\| birth_name = Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1954\|08\|18\|df=yes}}
			\| birth_place = [[Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur]], [[Madras State]]<br/>(present day [[Tamil Nadu]]), India <!--- The birthplace is disputed as different sources say put up Thiruthuraipoondi, Mannargudi and Vyasarpadi. Hence add the correct information with reliable source. See [[WP:V]] and [[WP:IRS]] for more. --->
			\| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (until 2017)
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			\| spouse = {{Marriage\|M. Natarajan\|1973\|2018\|end=death}}
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			\| relatives = [[Political families of Tamil Nadu#The V. K. Sassikala Family - Multi Parties\|Sassikala Family]]
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			'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name '''Sasikala Natarajan''', often referred to by her initials '''VKS''' is a former Indian [[politician]] who has served as the National President of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK). She was a close associate of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016 and wife of M. Natarajan, the late [[writer]] and [[politician]]. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's General Council elected her as the Secretary General of AIADMK. Before going to Parapana Agharaha Jail, Sasikala appointed Edappadi Palanisamy as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Palanisamy and other ministers removed her from the post and expelled her from the party in September 2017.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref> After her expulsion she went to court over her removal as AIADMK General Secretary. The case is still pending judgement.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2021/07/14143010/1306675/Sasikala-holds-legal-discussions-related-to-AIADMK-.vpf\| title=Sasikala holds legal discussions related to AIADMK general secretary case\| publisher=[[DT Next]] \| work=Editor \| date=14 July 2021 \| accessdate=23 October 2021}}</ref>

			On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced Sasikala guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021.

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	~~== Conviction ==~~
	~~{{Main\|Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa}}~~
	On 14 February 2017, the [[Supreme Court of India]] found Sasikala and her co-accused — Ilavarasi (her sister-in-law) and V. N. Sudhakaran (her nephew) — guilty of conspiring, laundering and amassing illicit wealth worth about {{INRConvert\|66.44\|c\|year=1996}} in the 1990s in a criminal conspiracy with Jayalalithaa. The three were sentenced to a four-year jail term.<ref name="shell">{{Cite news\|last1=Ushinor\|first1=Majumdar\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/what-the-sc-said-about-jayalalithaa-she-was-the-source-of-funds-for-shell-compan/297959\|title=What The SC Said About Jayalalithaa: She Was The Source Of Funds For Shell Companies\|newspaper=[[Outlook India]]\|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref> This restored ''[[in toto]]'' her earlier conviction in the case<ref name="toto">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-Sasikala-criminally-conspired-at-Poes-Garden-to-launder-ill-gotten-wealth-SC/article17301596.ece\|title=Jayalalithaa, Sasikala criminally conspired at Poes Garden to launder ill-gotten wealth: SC\|last=Rajagopal\|first=Krishnadas\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=2017-02-15\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214124736/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-Sasikala-criminally-conspired-at-Poes-Garden-to-launder-ill-gotten-wealth-SC/article17301596.ece\|archive-date=14 February 2017\|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> delivered on 27 September 2014,<ref name="original">{{cite news\|title=Justice John D'Cunha: The no-nonsense judge who convicted Jayalalithaa\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/justice-john-dcunha-the-no-nonsense-judge-who-convicted-jayalalithaa-1732877.html\|access-date=2017-02-26\|work=[[Firstpost]]\|date=29 September 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807225107/http://www.firstpost.com/india/justice-john-dcunha-the-no-nonsense-judge-who-convicted-jayalalithaa-1732877.html\|archive-date=7 August 2016\|location=[[Bangalore]]}}</ref> sentencing a four-year jail term to her and her relatives, in addition to imposing a fine of {{INRConvert\|10\|c}} each.<ref name="cunha">{{cite news\|last1=Prathima\|first1=Nandakumar\|title=Justice D'Cunha: A no-nonsense judge who convicted Jayalalithaa, Sasikala in 2014\|url=http://www.theweek.in/news/india/justice-d-cunha-jayalalithaa-sasikala-da-case.html\|access-date=2017-02-26\|work=[[The Week (India)\|The Week]]\|date=15 February 2017\|archive-date=15 February 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215062812/http://www.theweek.in/news/india/justice-d-cunha-jayalalithaa-sasikala-da-case.html}}</ref> The judgment stipulated that she and her accomplices would serve an additional 12 months in prison if they failed to pay the fine.<ref name="judgement">{{cite web\|last1=Pinaki Chandra Ghose\|last2=Amitava Roy\|title=Crl.A.Nos.300–303 of 2017 etc. State of Karnataka Vs. Selvi J.Jayalalitha and Ors. (Judgment in Disproportionate Assets Case) [PDF] – 14-02-2017\|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/2017-02-14_1487056122.pdf\|website=[[Supreme Court of India]]\|access-date=2017-02-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227132148/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/2017-02-14_1487056122.pdf\|archive-date=27 February 2017\|page=70\|date=14 February 2017\|author1-link=Pinaki Chandra Ghose\|author2-link=Amitava Roy}}</ref>

	The Supreme Court refused her plea to surrender after a fortnight and to be allowed to have food from home,<ref name="down">{{cite news\|title=Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru, sent to jail\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sasikala-surrenders-in-bengaluru-sent-to-jail/364491.html\|access-date=2017-02-27\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|agency=[[Press Trust of India\|PTI]]\|date=15 February 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218204644/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sasikala-surrenders-in-bengaluru-sent-to-jail/364491.html\|archive-date=18 February 2017\|location=[[Chennai]]/[[Bengaluru]]}}</ref> so Sasikala and Ilavarasi presented themselves for imprisonment on 15 February 2017.<ref name="surrender">{{cite news\|title=V K Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru court\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sasikala-leaves-for-bengaluru-to-surrender-in-court/article9544368.ece\|access-date=2017-02-27\|work=[[Business Line]]\|agency=[[Press Trust of India\|PTI]]\|publisher=[[The Hindu]]\|date=15 February 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227114808/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sasikala-leaves-for-bengaluru-to-surrender-in-court/article9544368.ece\|archive-date=27 February 2017\|location=[[Chennai]]}}</ref> She was released on 27 January 2021 after completion of her term, though being kept at [[Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College)\|Victoria Hospital]] for treatment of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=V.K. Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-year term\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vk-sasikala-aide-of-the-former-tn-cm-late-jayalalithaa-released-from-prison-after-serving-4-year-jail-term/article33673396.ece\|access-date=2021-03-03\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=27 January 2021\|location=[[Bangalore]]}}</ref>
	~~== In Popular Culture ==~~
	In [[Queen (web series)\|Queen Web Series]] Directed By [[Gautham Vasudev Menon\|Gautham Meon]] [[Viji Chandrasekhar]] Played a Role 'Suryakala' (2019).Also In [[Thalaivii\|Thalaivi]] Movie Directed By [[A. L. Vijay\|AL Vijay]] [[Shamna Kasim]] Played a Role 'Sasi' (2021). First In Thalaivi Movie [[Priyamani]] And [[Sai Pallavi]] was considered for the role of Sasikala.Titled The Iron Lady, Director Priyadhaarshini,the assistant director of [[Mysskin]].[[Nithya Menen]] was signed on to play the Jayalalitha's role, while [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] and [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] were in talks for a role for the character of Sasikala.Sasilalitha,Director K Jagadeswara Reddy [[Kajol]] and [[Amala Paul]] to play Jayalalithaa and Sasikala.
	~~== References ==~~
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	~~== Career ==~~
	~~=== Early career ===~~
	In the early 1980s, through [[V. S. Chandralekha]], who was then the [[District Collector]] of [[South Arcot]], and a friend of [[Draft:M.Natarajan\|M.Natarajan]], Sassikala gained acquaintance with Jayalalithaa, who was then the Propaganda Secretary of the [[AIADMK]]. Since Sassikala helped in video coverage of party meetings and distribution of policies of AIADMK through CD's, Sassikala and Jayalalithaa gradually became very close.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The many homes of Sasikala Natarajan\|date=12 July 1996\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1996/0712shob.htm\|first=Shobha\|last=Warrier\|work=Rediff}}</ref> After MGR's Death Sassikala Only with Jayalalitha.After, JJ Become General Secretary Of Aiadmk And Chief Minister Of Tamil Nadu, Sassikala Become a Powercentre.Jayalalithaa indulged in public displays of wealth, culminating in a lavish wedding for her foster son VN Sudhakaran (VK Sassikala's elder sister son) in 1995. In the 1996 election,AIADMK defeated ;The new Karunanidhi government filed several corruption cases against her and JJ.In June 20, 1996,Sassikala Was arrested for some cases,she had to spend 1 year in jail.in 1997 she was realsed.In 1999,Jayalalithaa appeared in an episode of Rendezvous with Simi Garewal,She tells 'Sassikala Will My Second Mother'.In 2001,Jayalalithaa was disqualified from holding office and forced ,Sassikala Was Suggested [[O. Panneerselvam]] as Chief Minister.In 2006,Sassikala Become Aiadmk General Council Member.
	~~=== Temporary expulsion from AIADMK ===~~
	27 August 1996, Jayalalitha Expelled his long time- associate Sassikala And quoted,'I and Sassikala no longer have any relationship I am most indebted to my friend for giving me spiritual prosperity and love during my difficult times. But I feel that the party is more important than a few individuals as I am compelled to stay away from Sassikala and Sudhakaran completely from you if the party members change'.After 1997 July Sassikala Relesed She Said,“Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi and Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram acted to seek revenge on Sassikala. He was retaliated against for the sole reason that Sassikala was close to me. Sassikala was not the cause of the 1996 election defeat. I had to break up with Sassikala, who had been with me during the ups and downs of my life, because of issues raised by my opponents within the party. ”On 19 December 2011, Jayalalithaa expelled Sassikala and 13 others including Sassikala's husband [[Draft:M.Natarajan\|M. Natarajan]], [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]], their relatives, and Jayalalithaa's foster son V. N. Sudhakaran from the AIADMK.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaya-expels-close-aide-sasikala-husband-from-aiadmk/889588/ \| title=Jaya expels close aide Sasikala, husband from AIADMK \| work=IndianExpress \| date=19 December 2011 \| access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title='I don't know for how many days Sasikala's expulsion will last'\|work=Rediff\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-i-dont-know-how-many-days-the-expulsion-will-last-chandralekha/20111222.htm\|date=22 December 2011\|first=Shobha\|last=Warrier}}</ref> This act of Jayalalithaa was considered a way to prove that she was not under the influence of Sassikala and her family. The matter was resolved by 31 March 2012, when Sassikala was reinstated as a party member after issuing a written apology.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article371374.ece \|title=Sasikala back at Poes Garden \|newspaper=The New Indian Express \|date=3 April 2012 \|access-date=2013-11-10}}</ref>
	~~=== General Secretary of AIADMK ===~~
	In a meeting held on 29 December 2016 – the first meeting after Jayalalithaa's death on 5 December 2016 – the AIADMK general council selected Sassikala as the party's general secretary.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece \|title= V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=29 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/12/31/spent-33-years-looking-after-amma-sasikala-first-public-speech-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-chennai \|title=Spent 33 Years Looking After Amma: Sasikala's First Public Speech \|work=The Quint\|date=31 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/vk-sasikala-asked-to-explain-her-appointment-as-general-secretary-in-aiadmk-1660722\|title=VK Sasikala Asked To Explain Her Appointment As General Secretary In AIADMK\|publisher=NDTV.com\|access-date=2017-02-19}}</ref>
	~~=== Chief Minister Elect of Tamil Nadu ===~~
	On 5 February 2017, Sassikala was unanimously elected as the AIADMK Legislature Party Leader by a meeting of all the MLAs in the party.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sasikala-set-to-become-tamil-nadu-chief-minister/article17197392.ece1?google_editors_picks=true\|title=Sasikala set to become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister\|last=Jesudasan\|first=Dennis S.\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-02-27\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
	\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sasikala-natarajan-appointed-legislative-party-leader-of-aiadmk-tamil-nadu-chennai-chief-minister/\|title=Sasikala Natarajan appointed as Legislature Party Leader, set to become Chief Minister}}</ref>
	Tamil Nadu Governor [[Ch. Vidyasagar Rao]] accepted the resignation of Chief Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]] on 6 February 2017, and instructed him to continue to function as acting Chief Minister "until alternate arrangements are made". The Governor delayed announcing VK Sassikala as the new Chief Minister, waiting for the verdict of the disproportionate assets case on her. On February 14, 2017, VK Sassikala was convicted and sentenced to 4 years sentence in [[Bengaluru]]'s Parappana Agrahara Jail and gave her 24 hours to surrender. The governor, then rejected her claims to become Chief Minister. VK Sassikala then convened the party's MLA council in her capacity as the General Secretary. There,She announced [[Edappadi K. Palanisamy]] was unanimously appointed as the new Chief Minister and he was sworn in the next day.<ref>{{cite news
	\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tn-governor-accepts-resignation-of-cm-o-panneerselvam-and-his-council-of-ministers/article9523821.ece\|title=Governor accepts CMs resignation\|website=[[Business Line]]\|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
	~~=== Expulsion ===~~
	On August 21, 2017, it was reported that the AIADMK faction loyal to Chief Minister [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]], had decided to merge with the faction of [[O. Panneerselvam]], and expel Sassikala as the General Secretary as it was one of the key demands for the merger.<ref name="ccc">{{cite web \|title=Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sasikala-be-expelled-aiadmk-ops-settles-deputy-cm-67147 \|website=The News Minute \|access-date=1 December 2018 \|date=21 August 2017}}</ref> It was reported on August 28 that Sassikala had been expelled during a party meeting,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=NARASIMHAN \|first1=T. E. \|title=Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ruling-aiadmk-expels-sasikala-dhinakaran-plans-to-retrieve-jaya-tv-117082800333_1.html \|website=Business Standard India \|date=28 August 2017}}</ref> but this was later clarified to be not true. Among the resolutions passed, the AIADMK declared that Sassikala's appointment as general secretary was disputable and as such, T. T. V. Dhinakaran's appointment as deputy general secretary, as well as his decisions were cancelled. It also decided to celebrate [[M. G. Ramachandran]]'s birth centenary in a lavish manner and keep the party united.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Madhav \|first1=Pramodh \|title=Sasikala still not expelled after meeting of merged AIADMK factions \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/aiadmk-edappadi-k-palaniswami-o-panneerselvam-resolutions-vk-sasikala-ttv-dinakaran-tamil-nadu-1033064-2017-08-28 \|website=India Today \|date=28 August 2017}}</ref>

	On September 12, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel Sassikala's appointment as general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late J. Jayalalithaa was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web \|title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html \|website=Deccan Chronicle\|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
	~~===Re-entering in politics===~~
	The expulsion of Sassikala and her family led to the new parties in 2018 [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] And Anna Dravidar Kazhagam,[[Anna Mgr Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]]. [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran\|T.T.V.Dhinakaran]] And V.K.Dhivakaran,[[T.T.V.Bhasakar]] was the general secretaries of that parties.<ref name="DMK">{{cite web \|title=T.T.V. Dhinakaran launches Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ttv-dhinakaran-announces-party-name/article23250847./amp/\|website=The Hindu \|language=en}}</ref>

	After being released from jail, Sassikala announced her intention to return to active politics in February 2021. On March 3 however, she announced her decision to quit politics.<ref>{{cite web \|title=V K Sasikala says she is quitting politics ahead of Tamil Nadu polls\|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/v-k-sasikala-says-she-is-quitting-politics-ahead-of-tamil-nadu-polls-11614787477346.html \|website=Livemint \|language=en}}</ref> After that, Sassikala, who was talking to her supporters on her cell phone, went to the memorial of J.Jayalalithaa on October 16, 2021 and started a week-long political tour after paying tribute.She Was Become Ammk president in 2022.

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	~~== Early life ==~~
	Sasikala was born in a Tamil family from [[Chennai]] who later moved to [[Mannargudi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/female-don-how-vk-sasikala-and-mannargudi-mafia-strengtherned-their-clout/story-qPqGAe7vBZ4HbUqwRIJWpL.html\|title=How Sasikala and 'Mannargudi mafia' strengthened clout in Tamil Nadu power play}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=The rise of Chinnamma\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170220-sasikala-chinnamma-panneerselvam-aiadmk-jayalalithaa-985733-2017-02-11\|access-date=2020-12-04\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Her marriage to M. Natarajan was presided over by [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|DMK]] leader [[Karunanidhi\|M. Karunanidhi]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/importance-of-being-sasikala-will-jayalalithaa-s-confidante-be-her-heir-1481032645.html \|title=Importance of being Sasikala: Will Jayalalithaa's confidante be her heir? \|author=Akash Bisht \|publisher=CatchNews \|date=6 December 2016 }}</ref> Her husband, was a public relations officer in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]], who worked closely with the [[District Collector]] of [[Cuddalore district\|Cuddalore]], [[V. S. Chandralekha]], who in turn was very close to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. This helped Sasikala in gaining the friendship of [[Jayalalithaa]] and shaped her further life.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Singh\|first1=Raj\|title=The complete story of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala Natarajan\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/the-complete-story-of-jayalalithaa-and-sasikala-natarajan-12762.html?page=3\|website=indiatvnews.com\|publisher=India TV News\|access-date=2014-07-07}}</ref>
	== Career ==		== Career ==
	=== Early career ===		=== Early career ===

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	~~\| name = V. K. Sasikala~~
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	~~\|office = President Of [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] \|term_start = 12 March 2022 \| office1 = General secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]~~
	~~\| term_start1 = {{Start date\|2016\|12\|29\|df=yes}}~~
	~~\| term_end1 = 12 September 2017<ref name="sasioust" />~~
	~~\| predecessor1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]~~
	~~\| successor1 = ''Position abolished''~~

	~~\| birth_name = Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala~~
	~~\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1954\|08\|18\|df=yes}}~~
	~~\| birth_place =~~ [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Thiruvarur]], [[Madras State]]<br>(present day [[Tamil Nadu]]), India <!--- The birthplace is disputed as different sources say put up Thiruthuraipoondi, Mannargudi and Vyasarpadi. Hence add the correct information with reliable source. See [[WP:V~~]] and [[WP:IRS]] for more~~. ~~--->~~
	~~\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]~~
	~~\| death_place =~~
	~~\| resting_place =~~
	~~\| nickname ={{hlist\|Puratchi Thaai\|Chinnamma\|Singa Thaaragai}}~~
	~~\| website ={{url\|http://puratchithaai.com/}}~~
	~~\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Draft:M.Natarajan\|M. Natarajan]]\|1973\|2018\|end=death}}~~
	~~\| parents = {{Unbulleted_list\|Vivekanandan Saluvar\|Krishnaveni}}~~
	~~\| relatives =~~
	}}
	'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known Sasikala Natarajan and VKS, is an Indian businesswoman and politician who serving as the first and current president of the [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] (AMMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). She was a close friend of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK. She Was removed her from the post on 20 August 2017.She was selected as ammk president on 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>

	Sasikala was backbone for J Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that till Tamilnadu General Election 2021 she will be calm for the good for the AIADMK party, but 2022,Sasikala was selected president of ammk.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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	'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known Sasikala Natarajan and VKS, is an Indian businesswoman and politician who serving as the first and current president of the [[Amma Makkal ~~Munnetra~~ Kazagam]] (AMMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). She was a close friend of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK. She Was removed her from the post on 20 August 2017.She was selected as ammk president on 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>		'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known Sasikala Natarajan and VKS, is an Indian businesswoman and politician who serving as the first and current president of the [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] (AMMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). She was a close friend of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK. She Was removed her from the post on 20 August 2017.She was selected as ammk president on 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>

	Sasikala was backbone for J Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that till Tamilnadu General Election 2021 she will be calm for the good for the AIADMK party, but 2022,Sasikala was selected president of ammk.		Sasikala was backbone for J Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that till Tamilnadu General Election 2021 she will be calm for the good for the AIADMK party, but 2022,Sasikala was selected president of ammk.

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	'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known Sasikala Natarajan and VKS, is an Indian businesswoman and politician who serving as the first and current president of the [[Amma Makkal Munnetra ~~Kazhagam~~]] (AMMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). She was a close friend of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK. She Was removed her from the post on 20 August 2017.She was selected as ammk president on 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>		'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known Sasikala Natarajan and VKS, is an Indian businesswoman and politician who serving as the first and current president of the [[Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam]] (AMMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). She was a close friend of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK. She Was removed her from the post on 20 August 2017.She was selected as ammk president on 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>

	Sasikala was backbone for J Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that till Tamilnadu General Election 2021 she will be calm for the good for the AIADMK party, but 2022,Sasikala was selected president of ammk.		Sasikala was backbone for J Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that till Tamilnadu General Election 2021 she will be calm for the good for the AIADMK party, but 2022,Sasikala was selected president of ammk.

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	~~{{Short description\|Indian Busness woman turned politician}}~~		#redirect [[V. K. Sassikala]]
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	~~{{Infobox officeholder~~
	~~\| name = V. K. Sasikala~~
	~~\| image =~~
	~~\| caption =~~
	~~\|office = President Of [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] \|term_start = 12 March 2022 \| office1 = General secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]~~
	~~\| term_start1 = {{Start date\|2016\|12\|29\|df=yes}}~~
	~~\| term_end1 = 12 September 2017<ref name="sasioust" />~~
	~~\| predecessor1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]~~
	~~\| successor1 = ''Position abolished''~~

	~~\| birth_name = Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala~~
	~~\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1954\|08\|18\|df=yes}}~~
	~~\| birth_place =~~ [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Thiruvarur]], [[Madras State]]<br>(present day [[Tamil Nadu]]), India <!--- The birthplace is disputed as different sources say put up Thiruthuraipoondi, Mannargudi and Vyasarpadi. Hence add the correct information with reliable source. See [[WP:V~~]] and [[WP:IRS]] for more~~. ~~--->~~
	~~\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]~~
	~~\| death_place =~~
	~~\| resting_place =~~
	~~\| nickname ={{hlist\|Puratchi Thaai\|Chinnamma\|Singa Thaaragai}}~~
	~~\| website ={{url\|http://puratchithaai.com/}}~~
	~~\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Draft:M.Natarajan\|M. Natarajan]]\|1973\|2018\|end=death}}~~
	~~\| parents = {{Unbulleted_list\|Vivekanandan Saluvar\|Krishnaveni}}~~
	~~\| relatives =~~
	}}
	'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known Sasikala Natarajan and VKS, is an Indian businesswoman and politician who serving as the first and current president of the [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]] (AMMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). She was a close friend of [[J. Jayalalithaa]], the late [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], who headed the AIADMK from 1989 until her death in 2016. After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as the secretary general of AIADMK. She Was removed her from the post on 20 August 2017.She was selected as ammk president on 2022.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/aiadmk-unanimously-elects-sasikala-as-the-party-general-secretary-1554145--1.html \| title=AIADMK unanimously elects Sasikala as the party general secretary \| newspaper=[[New Indian Express]] \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sasikala-has-accepted-aiadmk-general-secretary-post-paneerselvam-says/articleshow/56233725.cms \| title=Sasikala has accepted AIADMK general secretary post, Paneerselvam says \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Julie Mariappan \| date=29 December 2016 \| accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>

	Sasikala was backbone for J Jayalalithaa. On 14 February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced her guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, effectively ending her chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021, and announced that till Tamilnadu General Election 2021 she will be calm for the good for the AIADMK party, but 2022,Sasikala was selected president of ammk.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==