CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu law minister C Ve Shanmugam on Thursday advised J Jayalalithaa’s confidante V K Sasikala “to be careful” with her nephew and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran.
“A warning to Sasikala and her family. Save yourself from Dhinakaran,” Shanmugam told reporters in Villupuram. He recalled how Sasikala had entrusted the party and the government with Dhinakaran, asking him to ‘take good care’ of it. “But within a month he lost both,” the minister said.
The minister hit out at Dhinakaran for his attempts “to grab” the reins of the AIADMK, claiming that Sasikala was still the general secretary of the party as endorsed by the general council in December 2016 after the passing of Jayalalithaa.
The ruling AIADMK-led by O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami had lodged a complaint with the police last week, alleging conspiracy hatched by Sasikala, Dhinakaran and supporters to unleash attack in the state using human bombs.
Shanmugam said the AIADMK was created from “the sweat and blood” of 1.5 crore cadre. “The party will not at any point of time, nor in any situation become a slave to Sasikala’s family again,” he said.
On the AIADMK’s threat to act against ‘outsiders’ using the party flag, the minister said law would take its course. “It will take place at an appropriate time,” he said. The query comes against the backdrop of Sasikala using the flag on her vehicle.