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| name = V. K. Sasikala | | name = V. K. Sasikala | ||
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| office = General Secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | | office = General Secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | ||
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'''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name '''Sasikala Natarajan''', is an Indian businesswoman and politician who served as the general secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother),also known as VKS. 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. | '''Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala''' (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name '''Sasikala Natarajan''', is an Indian businesswoman and politician who served as the general secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK),a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Mother's sister) "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother),also known as VKS. 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.<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 approached Chennai court over her removal as AIADMK General Secretary. This case is still pending for the 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> | ||
Sasikala was backbone for former Tamilnadu Chief Minister 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 as AIADMK lost this election with O Pannerselvam And Edappadi Palanisamy, Sasikala was in pulled into the situation to start her second innings in the political journey. | Sasikala was backbone for former Tamilnadu Chief Minister 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 as AIADMK lost this election with O Pannerselvam And Edappadi Palanisamy, Sasikala was in pulled into the situation to start her second innings in the political journey. |
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