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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | |||
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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}} | |||
| parents = | |||
| 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. | |||