CH Vidyasagar Rao will wait until top court verdict
Mr Rao, who turned 75 on Sunday, had a quiet birthday inside the sprawling Raj Bhavan and did not meet many visitors.
Chennai: Notwithstanding the “Patience is running out” threat and allegations against him and the Union Government, the Governor, CH Vidyasagar Rao, is said to be firm in his thinking that all should wait for the Supreme Court verdict in the DA case before taking a call on inviting AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala to form the government.
Mr Rao, who turned 75 on Sunday, had a quiet birthday inside the sprawling Raj Bhavan and did not meet many visitors. Sources said the Governor has not yet taken a call on the letter from Ms Sasikala seeking time to meet him to parade before him the MLAs who are supporting her.
The Governor had on Friday decided to wait till the apex court pronounces its verdict in the DA case in which Ms Sasikala is an accused. He feels that there should be a reasonable guarantee that the person who is not a member of the Assembly should have the ability to be elected to the Assembly within six months of being named as CM.
The Governor has certainly decided to await Supreme Court judgement in the Sasikala case and is in no hurry to either invite caretaker chief minister, O. Pannerselvam or AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala for a show of strength.
On Saturday, Ms Sasikala had issued a veiled threat saying, “patience was running out” and that the delay in inviting her to form the government was aimed at “engineering split” in the AIADMK. The Supreme Court is expected to pronounce the judgment anytime from Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mr Panneerselvam and Ms Sasikala also sent bouquets to Mr Rao on his birthday.