Governor Invites Palanisamy, AIADMK Calls It 'Amma's Victory'

Tamil Nadu governor C Vidyasagar Rao today invited AIADMK party leader Edapaddi K Palanisami amid ripe sepculations of him forming the government.

The party in a tweet called the invitation 'Amma's Victory': "Honourable Governor invites AIADMK's legislature party leader Thiru.Edapadi K.Palanisamy.#Amma's Victory"

Palanisami was elected AIADMK Legislature Party leader replacing Sasikala, shortly after the Supreme Court convicted her in the disproportionate assets case, dashing her hopes of becoming Chief Minister of the state.

Sasikala was on February 5 elected the AIADMK Legislature Party Leader but Chief Minister O Panneerselvam had raised a banner of revolt two days later saying he was forced to step down.

Last week, the Governor had met Panneerselvam and Sasikala, with the latter then staking claim to form the government.

Earlier in the day, the apex court upheld a Bengaluru lower court order convicting Sasikala, besides two of her relatives, in the Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case in which the late chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was also an accused.