Sasikala forced MLAs to sign 4 blank sheets of paper: AIADMK legislator

Chennai: An AIADMK legislator has alleged that party general secretary Sasikala Natarajan forced MLAs to sign four blank sheets of paper, ahead of the emergency meeting she called on Wednesday morning.

According to a report in NDTV, K Manickam, the AIADMK legislator from Sholavandan, said, “We had no idea about the agenda of the meeting. We were told on Saturday that it was a routine meet to discuss constituency issues. We were shocked when O Panneerselvam announced his resignation suddenly”.

Manickam is one of the 5 legislators who has now publicly come out in support of Chief Minister Panneerselvam.

Manickam alleged that all the legislators had to sign blank sheets in “much the same manner as our signatures were collected after Amma's death”.

Panneerselvam on Thursday met Tamil Nadu Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao, who finally flew in to Chennai in the evening. The acting CM is expected to explain to the Governor his allegation that Sasikala forced him to resign from the post.

Sasikala, who has carted off 130-odd AIADMK MLAs to a resort, is scheduled to meet the Governor at 7:30 pm along with 10 legislators.