"AIADMK Won't Be Affected": K Palaniswami On VK Sasikala's Audio Clips

AIADMK co-coordinator K Palaniswami said expelled general secretary VK Sasikala is no longer with the party.

Seeking to play down expelled general secretary VK Sasikala's purported interaction with party workers, AIADMK co-coordinator K Palaniswami today said her telephonic conversations will not impact the 1.5 crore cadre-based organisation. Making it clear she is no longer with the AIADMK since her expulsion in 2017, the former chief minister said there has been an "overreaction" to her speaking to a few party members. "She is not with the AIADMK and has no contact with the party. Not just 10, let her interact with 1,000 persons, the 1.5 crore cadre strong AIADMK will not be affected," he said when asked about the leak of audio tapes of Sasikala's conversation with some AIADMK functionaries recently. Post the AIADMK's poll defeat, audio tapes have been surfacing in the social media and in one of them Sasikala was heard saying she would reclaim the party.