NE NEWS SERVICE
TIRUPATHUR, FEB 8
Expelled AIADMK leader and ‘Pattathu Rani’ V K Sasikala on Monday said she will involve herself in active politics following her return to Tamil Nadu after completing a four year prison term in Bengaluru in a corruption case.
In her first comments days after being discharged from a hospital in the Karnataka capital where she was treated for Covid-19, Sasikala said she was indebted to the people of Tamil Nadu but asserted she will not be cowed down by “oppression.”
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“I have come out of corona due to divine intervention and the blessings of my akka (elder sister) Puratchi Thalaivi Idaya Deivam (God) Amma who lives in the hearts of the people,” she said addressing supporters here en route to Chennai from Bengaluru.
Jayalalithaa is also addressed as Puratchi Thalaivi, meaning revolutionary leader and Amma.
Sasikala said she would dedicate the rest of her life to ensure Jayalalithaa’s oft repeated statement that AIADMK will exist for a 100 years even after her and would follow the principle of “family is the party, party is the family.”
“Puratchi Thalaivi”s children are forever mine too. The party has faced so many challenges and had risen like a phoenix. In lines with the golden words of Puratchi Thalaivar (Ramachandran), we should stand united…”
“My desire is that we must jointly work to ensure our common foe does not come to the ruling saddle again in Tamil Nadu,” she said without naming anyone.
It was the duty of all to ensure there should be no place for ”divide and rule” by political opponents and the ”grand” movement which was walking the path laid down by Ramachandran, the founder, “should not collapse due to the whims and fancies of a few,” she added.
She said she will strive for the AIADMK’s welfare till her last breath and said workers should remain united and ensure victory in the coming polls.
Any challenges will be faced with the blessings of Jayalalithaa, Sasikala added.
Asked if she would visit the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai, she said “please wait and see.”
“Sure, for party workers,” was her response when reporters asked if she would engage in active politics, months ahead of the scheduled Assembly polls in the state.
She was on her way to Chennai from Bengaluru and briefly addressed supporters here.
“I am bound by love, to the Tamil ethos and the principles I have embarked upon. But I can never be enslaved by oppression,” she told her loyalists.
Earlier, she returned to Tamil Nadu to a grand reception, days after completing her jail term in Bengaluru in the Rs 66.6 crore disproportionate assets case, amid indications of a confrontation with the ruling party which she once controlled. Asked by reporters about the AIADMK ministers filing police complaint against her use of the ruling party flag on her car, she said “I think it shows their apprehension.”
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Its been 13 hours from bangalore #Sasikala amma started .She reached #vellore and massive crowd welcomed her 🔥🔥🔥#WelcomeRajamadha | #VKSasikala #ADMK | #AMMK | #TTVDhinakaran pic.twitter.com/EFyuudKvOe— Maharani SVS (@SvsMaharani) February 8, 2021
Responding to late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s memorial in Chennai being closed for maintenance, she said “the people of Tamil Nadu know very well what all this means.”
Asked about supporters’ demand to “wrest control of the AIADMK,” she said “I will meet you all soon. Will speak in detail then.”
