: Tamil Nadu: Sasikala quits politics ahead of Assembly polls #IndiaNEWS Expelled All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader VK Sasikala on Wednesday announced that she was quitting politics ahead of

Tamil Nadu: Sasikala quits politics ahead of Assembly polls #IndiaNEWS
Expelled All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader VK Sasikala on Wednesday announced that she was quitting politics ahead of the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, reported The Hindu. Sasikala, a close aide of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was released from prison on January 27 after a four-year-long sentence in a corruption case.The 234-seat state Assembly will go to polls in a single phase on April 6 and the results will be declared on May 2.“I have never been after power or position even when Jaya [late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa] was alive,??? she said in a statement, reported NDTV. “Won’t do that after she is dead. [I am] quitting politics but I pray that her party wins, and her legacy goes on.???Sasikala also urged AIADMK members to work towards the common goal of defeating the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. “Amma’s cadres should work to defeat the DMK and ensure that Amma’s golden governance comes,??? she said in the letter, according to India Today.Her nephew and former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran said that he tried his best to convince Sasikala against the decision, adding that the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam will continue to contest the polls under his leadership, reported The New Indian Express.Earlier in the day, the AIADMK said there was “no chance??? of re-inducting Sasikala and...Read more

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