With the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, O Panneerselvam will be the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His oath ceremony has already begun.
MLAs were summoned in the Apollo hospital one by one and made to sign a declaration which said that Panneerselvam who is Jayalalithaa’s loyal understudy will be her successor.
Chennai: Preparations underway at Raj Bhawan for meeting of TN Governor and AIADMK leaders #jayalalithaa pic.twitter.com/hCPrGpanjr
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OP Panneerselvam has been in charge of Jayalalithaa’s portfolios since the time the AIADMK chief has been in the hospital and has been the interim CM twice before. Panneerselvam was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu back in 2001 when Jayalalithaa was barred from holding office by the Supreme Court. He again stepped into Jayalalithaa’s shoes and became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after the court convicted her in the disproportionate asset case.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s supporters gathered in large number outside the Apollo hospital in Chennai after Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest late Sunday and had to be shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Today late night, at 11:30 pm, the chief minister was declared dead. Photos from Raj Bhawan in Chennai indicate a possible meeting between the governor and the representatives of AIADMK.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu is on tender hook after the bus services were stopped and after an incident of stone pelting near Tiruvannamalai-Latha was reported in the state. Traffic police have blocked all the roads leading to Apollo hospital on the Greams Road, in order, to avoid traffic congestion.
