New Delhi: AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan will be sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Tuesday, a source in AIADMK told CNN-News18 on Monday. Sasikala was elected by AIADMK MLAs as the Legislature Party Leader on Sunday, following which O Panneerselvam stepped down as the CM.
However, sources said that they were still uncertain about the timing of the ceremony and the governor's schedule. "O. Panneerselvam could be the state deputy CM," a source said, "he will also hold finance portfolio."
The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held at Madras University and the party is waiting for the Governor's response.
Earlier in the day, amid a storm of criticism of Sasikala's ascension to the chief ministerial post, British doctor Richard Beale sought to dissipate all the rumours surrounding the late CM J Jayalalithaa's death.
A petition on online platform Change.org against Sasikala's elevation as CM had garnered nearly 19,000 signatures.
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