AIADMK: In search of a parental figure | The Indian Express

AIADMK: In search of a parental figure | The Indian Express

Written by Venkatesh Kannaiah |Updated: March 15, 2019 4:24:11 pm

Kannaiah is indianexpress.com's consulting editor for South India

AIADMK: In search of a parental figure

Jayalalitha ran the party like an autocrat and anyone however big could be thrown out of the party without any notice, what so ever. It is difficult for outsiders to understand the fear and absolute obedience that she commanded.

After Jayalalitha’s death, the party goes on with ministers enjoying their new found independence, real power and the perks that come with it. (File)

The void left by Jayalalithaa is hard to fill in Tamil Nadu politics and more so in her party, the AIADMK, and both Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami and his deputy Panneerselvam have been learning it the hard way.