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Sasikala on comeback path, confident to lead AIADMK at appropriate time

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Ousted interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala said that she was on a comeback path and will lead the party at an appropriate time. She also said that she and O. Panneerselvam were together and that she would soon visit the party headquarters in Chennai.

Sasikala in a statement on Friday said that the AIADMK would win all the Lok Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu in the 2024 general elections. The estranged leader said that the majority of the party cadres are with her and O. Panneerselvam and that she would soon be at the helm of affairs in the party.

The former aide of late Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa who was one of the most powerful figures in the AIADMK, said that the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin does not have any time for governance and was busy in photo shoots.

The former interim general secretary of the AIADMK said that the party cadres are for a change in the AIADMK and said that several leaders and cadres have approached her.

The powerful Thevar community, which has been a traditional support base for the AIADMK in South India, has been trying to bridge the gap between Sasikala and O. Panneerselvam who both are from the community. With O. Panneerselvam being targeted in the AIADMK, the Thevar community has been taking initiatives for an alliance between the two powerful Thevar leaders.

Kamal Haasan to launch App Ahead of New Party

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to visit Chennai on Monday, actor Kamal Haasan has decided to launch his mobile software app a day after on Tuesday, November 7 – his 63rd birthday just to be in touch with his fans.

At a function to mark the 39th anniversary of his fan/welfare club on Sunday November 5, he confirmed the launch of his new political party but the app comes first. He has appealed his fans to contribute funds for the political party and the mobile app will help in maintaining proper accounts, he said.

Instead of cutting a cake, he said his birthday would be celebrated to cut canals in view of the flooding in Chennai. The actor said wryly that the natural disasters do not differentiate between rich and poor and all should join hands to take preventive measures.

Accusing major parties of suppressing the common man, he said people should not feel threatened but react and do something. Even if there is beating, it could be one or twice but not always like “mridangam” which gets hit again and again.

Otherwise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Chennai on Monday to participate in the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Daily Thanthi newspaper.