Guv not in Chennai, Sasikala's swearing-in remains uncertain

Uncertainty persisted on Tuesday over All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary V K Sasikala’s induction as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao is still in Mumbai.

Sources said the governor won’t be going to Chennai on Tuesday.

Rao had on Monday accepted the resignation of Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.

• 'Sasikala is an extremely smart operator'

This uncertainty has risen after the Supreme Court said on Monday that the verdict in the disproportionate assets case in which Saiskala is one of the accused will be delivered within a week.

A Public Interest Litigation was filed on Monday by a Chennai resident in the apex court seeking a stay over Sasikala’s swearing-in, claiming that she had been convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for amassing wealth disproportionate to her income.

• It was now or never for Sasikala

The petitioner said he filed the plea in the interest of people of Tamil Nadu and to maintain the peace in the state.

After Jayalalithaa passed away on December 5, 2016, Sasikala, who was her shadow for nearly three decades, was elected AIADMK general secretary of on December 29 and elected leader of its legislature party on Sunday.