V. K. Sasikala
Indian politician (born 1954)
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- Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name Sasikala Natarajan , and often referred to by her initials VKS , is an Indian politician.
- Jayalalithaa, the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who headed the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from 1989 until her death in 2016.
- Her cadres revered her as their " Chinnamma " (Small Mother) and " Puratchi Thaai " (Revolutionary mother).
- Before being imprisoned in the Central Prison in Bangalore, Sasikala appointed Edappadi K.
- Palanisamy and other ministers removed her from the post and expelled her from the party in September 2017.
Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala (born 18 August 1954), also known by her married name Sasikala Natarajan, and often referred to by her initials VKS, is an Indian politician. She was a close confidant of J. Jayalalithaa, the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who headed the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from 1989 until her death in 2016. She is aunt of AMMK general secretary T. T. V. Dhinakaran. Her cadres revered her as their "Chinnamma" (Small Mother) and "Puratchi Thaai" (Revolutionary mother). After Jayalalithaa's death, the party's general council elected her as a temporary secretary general of AIADMK. Before being imprisoned in the Central Prison in Bangalore, Sasikala appointed Edappadi K. 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. Her dismissal was upheld by the Madras High Court in December 2023.
After her expulsion she went to court over her dismissal as AIADMK general secretary. Her nephew T. T. V. Dhinakaran launched Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam in March 2018 as unregistered party, with Sasikala as its general secretary. Dhinakaran replaced her in April 2019, as registered party.
In February 2017, a two-bench Supreme Court jury pronounced Sasikala guilty and ordered her immediate arrest in a disproportionate-assets case, in which Jayalalithaa was also involved, effectively ending Sasikala's chief ministerial ambitions. She was released in January 2021.
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