Truth has come out, says Sasikala in reaction to OPS's remark before panel

As AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam testified before an inquiry panel, claiming that he has no doubts about the circumstances surrounding late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death in 2016, Sasikala stated that the truth has now been revealed.

The truth known to God has now come to people’s notice as well through AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, who deposed before an inquiry panel that he does not have suspicion on the circumstances related to late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s death in 2016, according to her confidante VK Sasikala.

Sasikala said this to reporters on Wednesday when asked about Panneerselvam’s (OPS) deposition in this connection.

That truth has now come to the notice of people as well and there may be a delay, but nobody could change or hide the truth, she said.

On OPS’s remark that he has respect and admiration for her, Sasikala said, “He has spoken the truth.”

On the lack of signals from the AIADMK top leadership (seen as a reference to positive tidings about her being inducted again into the party) while she has been visiting supporters, she said she does not have any regrets.

Following the death of AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran in 1987, Sasikala said, “Amma [as Jayalalithaa was fondly addressed] was alone since then. The confidante said she did not give importance to the present stand of the AIADMK leadership. Also, she said cadres are the party’s roots and hence they alone matter.

Though K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, together, constitute the top leadership, the former is seen to be having the upper hand and he is reportedly averse to the idea of re-admitting her into the party.