Two days after resigning from the AIADMK for having been denied a second term to Rajya Sabha, advocate N Jothi on Monday accused Jayalalithaa’s close aid Sasikala of “dominating” the party.Stating that the AIADMK had become a “holding company of Sasikala & Co.,” Jothi said only God could save the three-decades-old party if it continued to be under the influence of Sasikala.The open revolt by Jothi, who is also Jayalalithaa’s counsel in several cases, comes a day after the party chief in a statement denounced him for returning 113 case files, which pertained to her, Sasikala and party functionaries.Jothi’s action was a breach of the professional ethics of lawyers, Jayalalithaa had said.Addressing a crowded press conference here amid tight security, Jothi said Sasikala’s grouse against him stemmed from a tussle he had with her nephew T T V Dinakaran, also a Rajya Sabha MP.He alleged that Dinakaran abused him and even threatened to “eliminate” him on April 3, 2007 following his move to merge Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate wealth case and London Hotel case, in which he was also involved.His counsel did not extend cooperation to this move as they thought it would go against their interest, Jothi said.Following this, he wrote a 19-page letter to Jayalalithaa and offered to quit from appearing in the cases.However, Jayalalithaa prevailed upon him to continue and assured that she would take necessary action, Jothi said.
