Jayalalithaa had opposed the candidature of Janaki for chief ministership after the death of MGR in December 1987. Janaki’s family members had largely been ignored by the ‘official’ AIADMK group who wanted to be seen as Jayalalithaa loyalists. It was apparent that all these efforts were part of a well-thought-out strategy because relatives of VN Janaki were not only present, they were part of the Sasikala show all the way. She also had lunch with kids of the MGR School for Speech and Hearing Impaired in Ramapuram, spent time with relatives of former chief minister VN Janaki, hoisted the party flag and garlanded statues of MGR. Nagar and Ramapuram recently, Sasikala unveiled a plaque declaring herself as the ‘party general secretary’.
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While attending a series of functions at the residences of MGR in T. In a coup of sorts, Jayalalithaa’s former aide VK Sasikala, who has been kept out of the AIADMK by former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, sent a strong message on the occasion of the commencement of the party’s golden jubilee celebrations, by invoking party founder MG Ramachandran and his actress-wife VN Janaki (who was also Tamil Nadu chief minister for a brief period of 23 days).
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