Selfless Deed or a Strategic Retreat? The Story Behind Sasikala's Premature Exit From Politics V K Sasikala might have said ...

Selfless Deed or a Strategic Retreat? The Story Behind Sasikala's Premature Exit From Politics

V K Sasikala might have said she is quitting politics and the common purpose of her and Amma’s (Jayalalithaa) party is to defeat their common enemy DMK, but that doesn’t mean she is completely out of the picture. It could be the first step in her calculated wait-and-watch strategy.

Sasikala, after her release, chose not to speak about AMMK, the party launched by her nephew TTV Dinakaran. She chose to use a car run by an AIADMK functionary with an AIADMK flag on her first visit to Chennai. And that symbolism, later on, became a routine. On Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary on February 24, she appealed to Jaya supporters to come together and fight against DMK.