Chennai sources have stated that the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam, on Friday said the former Chief Minister Jayalalitha was the one who helped increase the party membership from 14 lakh to 1.5 crore.
"She faced many troubles after MGR.'s death. Jayalalitha was clear that there will be no family politics in the AIADMK. But today, the government and the party are in the hands of one family. Our biggest challenge is 'dharma yudham' [war for justice]. Justice will win". 'We will take back the party from the hands of the family, who Jayalalitha threw out of Poes Garden.
Panneerselvam had added that questions about Jayalalitha’s death were in everyone's minds. People ask about the mystery surrounding her death. The Centre and the State government should probe her death.
