After the demise of people’s beloved former Chief minister Jayalalitha, O Panneerselvam, an elected MLA, holding the office of chief minister. Now, Sasikala, who was her shadow for nearly three decades, was made General Secretary of AIADMK on December 29, elected as the Leader of the Legislature Party on February 5.
The PIL has been filed before Supreme Court and sought urgent hearing as it has been a speculation that she might sworn next day.
On following two grounds the PIL has been filed: –
- She is a non-member of either the Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly of a state from becoming the chief minister and appointment would be against the will of the people and the Constitution. A non-member of the legislature cannot be appointed as a chief minister in the terms of Article 164(1),(2) and (4) or under any provision of the Constitution.
- Few years before, Jayalalitha, along with her aides Sasikala, V N Sudhakaran and J Elavarasi, was booked under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC for allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income in 1997, therefore , till it decides the disproportionate assets case against her she should not be appointed as CM. If she was convicted and forced to resign, there could be a “possibility of riots erupting all over Tamil Nadu”.
The bench, however, said the court would hear the matter in its normal course.