It’s her fifth time! J
Jayalalithaa, the
AIADMK chief is set to become the
Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu.
As per a news report by The Economic Times,
Governor K
Rosaiah invited her to form the government soon after her election, following which
incumbent Chief Minister O Panneerselvam tendered his resignation.
According to the
Press Trust of India (PTI), at an early morning meeting of the MLAs presided over by
chairman of the party presidium E Madusudanan, 67-year-old Jayalalithaa was unanimously elected as
AIADMK Legislature Party Leader following her acquittal by the
Karnataka High Court in a disproportionate assets case.
Panneerselvam, also the
party treasurer, moved a
resolution proposing her name as the
Legislature Party leader which was seconded by
Electricity Minister Natham R Vishwanathan and adopted unanimously.
Soon after, the present CM Panneerselvam submitted the resignation of his Cabinet to Governor Rosaiah, who asked him to continue till the time alternative arrangements are made.
Jayalalithaa was disqualified following her conviction in the Rs 66.66 crore disproportionate assets case by a trial court in
Bengaluru on September 27. The Karnataka High Court had subsequently acquitted her of the charges on May 11.
She is likely to be sworn in "anytime now",
Raj Bhavan sources told the PTI.
"The Governor of Tamil Nadu has invited Selvi (Ms) J Jayalalithaa to form the Ministry at the earliest and requested her to send the list of persons to be appointed as Ministers with portfolios," a Raj Bhavan statement said.