J Jayalalithaa’s close aide VK Sasikala, who was released from a Bengaluru prison on January 27, issued a statement Wednesday that she has decided to “step aside” from politics. (File photo) Weeks ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections, V K Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and close aid of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday announced “she will stay away from politics,” but would pray for the “golden rule” of the late party supremo.
In an announcement that came as a bolt out of the blue, she urged “true supporters of Amma” to work like siblings and ensure Jayalalithaa’s “golden rule continues.”
“I will stay away from politics and keep praying my sister Puratchi Thalaivi (Jayalalithaa), whom I consider as God, and the Lord Almighty for the establishment of the golden rule o Amma,” she said in a statement.
She appealed to Jayalalithaa’s “true supporters” to work unitedly in the April 6 elections and prevent “common enemy” DMK, identified as an “evil force” by the late chief minister from coming to power.
After being released from a Bengaluru prison following completion of a four-year term in an assets case, Sasikala had last month announced her intention to engage in active politics.
Her subsequent political moves, including the stand on the AMMK floated by her nephew TTV Dhinakaran, in the poll was keenly awaited by observers and political parties alike in the state especially in the context of the crucial assembly elections.
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