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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.


== Conviction ==
== Conviction ==

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Conviction

Main article: 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 ₹66.44 crore (equivalent to ₹292 crore or US$34 million in 2019) in the 1990s in a criminal conspiracy with Jayalalithaa. The three were sentenced to a four-year jail term.[1] This restored in toto her earlier conviction in the case[2] delivered on 27 September 2014,[3] sentencing a four-year jail term to her and her relatives, in addition to imposing a fine of ₹10 crore (US$1.1 million) each.[4] The judgment stipulated that she and her accomplices would serve an additional 12 months in prison if they failed to pay the fine.[5]

The Supreme Court refused her plea to surrender after a fortnight and to be allowed to have food from home,[6] so Sasikala and Ilavarasi presented themselves for imprisonment on 15 February 2017.[7] She was released on 27 January 2021 after completion of her term, though being kept at Victoria Hospital for treatment of COVID-19.[8]

In Popular Culture

In Queen Web Series Directed By Gautham Meon Viji Chandrasekhar Played a Role 'Suryakala' (2019).Also In Thalaivi Movie Directed By 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

  1. ↑ Ushinor, Majumdar. "What The SC Said About Jayalalithaa: She Was The Source Of Funds For Shell Companies". Outlook India. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ↑ Rajagopal, Krishnadas. "Jayalalithaa, Sasikala criminally conspired at Poes Garden to launder ill-gotten wealth: SC". The Hindu. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Justice John D'Cunha: The no-nonsense judge who convicted Jayalalithaa". Firstpost. Bangalore. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. ↑ Prathima, Nandakumar (15 February 2017). "Justice D'Cunha: A no-nonsense judge who convicted Jayalalithaa, Sasikala in 2014". The Week. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. ↑ Pinaki Chandra Ghose; Amitava Roy (14 February 2017). "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" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru, sent to jail". The Tribune. Chennai/Bengaluru. PTI. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  7. ↑ "V K Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru court". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. PTI. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  8. ↑ "V.K. Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-year term". The Hindu. Bangalore. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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