Sasikala announces launch of political party, reveals flag ft Jayalalithaa

In a massive political announcement only months ahead of the Tamil Nadu polls, expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala said on Tuesday that she is going to float a new party. She further said that the party will be driven by the principles of Jayalalithaa (popularly known as Amma).

"We will start a new party. It will be a party that will be led by the principles of Puratchi Thalaivi Amma, Puratchi Thalaivi MGR, and Anna," she said. "If I remained silent like I have been the past nine years, then I wouldn't do justice to Tamil Nadu people."

Sasikala, however, did not mince words in taking a barb at her former party. She said that the AIADMK went to great lengths to have her arrested after her release from prison. "The party (AIADMK) has been going through a downfall. How long will they deny it? As far as EPS (AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami) is concerned, he hardly cares about the AIADMK cadres," she told India Today.