Sellur Raju: Woman to lead AIADMK in future

The Minister made the remark at a party event where a lot of women party workers participated. “A time will come when one among you, a woman, will lead the party in future,” he said, adding the party will go on to have a great time in future too.

Raju, who has courted controversies in the past, later told reporters that his remarks were aimed at motivating the women party cadres to work more as there is a bright future for them in the party and not an indication to VK Sasikala’s role in the party. “There were so many women workers. My remark was to encourage them to work with vigour for the (upcoming Lok Sabha) election,” he said.

The Minister said he cannot answer journalists’ imaginary queries (if he indicated any woman leader to be the chief minister). Sasikala, close aide of former chief minister and AIADMK supremo, late J Jayalalithaa, was removed from AIADMK in 2017.

Sasikala is in a Bengaluru jail since last February following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case.