Write a short essay on Democracy in Siege Tamil Nadu(At least 200 words)
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Tamil Nadu politics has reached an interesting phase since the demise of the ruling AIADMK party General Secretary J.Jayalalitha on December 6. 2016.
The internal turmoil in AIADMK has seen a few twist and turn and at the center of controversy is V.K Sashikala, the close confide of late Jayalalitha, who first got elected as the General Secretary of the party and then harbored the ambition to be the third woman Chief Minister of the state.
The new AIADMK General Secretary asked then acting Chief Minister O Paneerselvan (OPS) to resign and make way for her and OPS after doing so raised the standard of revolt against V.K Sashikala to free the party from Sashikala’s control.
However, V.K Sashikala who was the face of the moment and wanted to be swearing as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on the basis of having the support of the majority of MLAs but could not achieve her goal as she was debarred from the politics by the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court delivered the final judgment in the two decade old disproportionate assets case and convicted late J. Jayalalitha, V.K. Sashikala along with and two other for having property beyond their known source of income.
The Supreme Court judgment was a big jolt to the political ambition of VK Sashikala and all her dreams came crashing on the ground. In fast paced developments she was sent to prison for four years in Bangalore and became ineligible to contest the assembly election for ten years.
However, Sashikala, remained unfazed by the Supreme Court judgment and quickly brought in his nephew TTV Dinakaran and gave him the primary membership of the AIADMK but also elevated him to the post of Deputy General Secretary of the party.
She also picked up her loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami, as a proxy Chief Minister and was called by the Governor to hold the office. The incumbent Chief Minister saddled him on to the hot seat of power after winning the trust vote of the majority MLAs amidst the din and clatter of the party rebels and the opposition.