O Panneerselvam may not have any hurdles in crowning as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister as right successor to Jayalalitha in the light of Supreme Court passing the judgment convicting AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala in disproportionate assets case.
According to latest national media reports, Supreme Court bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy have set aside the Karnataka High Court acquittal of Sasikala, Ilavarasi, Sudhakaran and restored the trial court verdict of punishing for 4 years imprisonment.
Sasikala has to surrender immediately before police to undergo the given punishment. This makes Sasikala ineligible to contest any elections for next 10 years.
As per the charge sheet filed under Prevention of Corruption Act, Jayalalitha and Sasikala, Sudhakaran, Ilavarasi opened over 32 shell companies on benami names. Several crores rupees are deposited into these accounts through cheques, demand drafts and cash which are later transferred to accounts of Namadu MGR and a cable company called Super Duper.