The DMK leader, who is also the leader of Opposition in the Assembly, alleged that Thambidurai "sacrificed" constitutional ethos by making the appeal on his official letter pad that denoted the Office of the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, which is "very shameful."
"Thambidurai's statement that 'Sasikala should become the Chief Minister' is out and out an act of sycophancy and constitutional ethos have been sacrificed by use of his official letter-head," Stalin said in a statement.
The AIADMK leader should not use his Constitutional office to further his political task, Stalin said.
Referring to a host of state ministers urging Sasikala to become the Chief Minister within a few weeks of Panneerselvam taking over the reins of Tamil Nadu, he cited the concept of collective cabinet responsibility and said such activities undermined the office of the Chief Minister.
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Meanwhile, when asked by reporters at Coimbatore airport, Thambidurai declined to respond to Stalin's comments.
On DMK leader's remarks that Chief Minister O Paneerselvam has to react to demands made by his ministers and senior AIADMK functionaries on the need for Sasikala to take over the chief ministership, Thambidurai said, "Opposition parties will always speak like that."
He reiterated that as a loyal AIADMK worker he has appealed to the party general secretary, Sasikala to take over the Chief Ministership, as she was the only person capable of fulfilling the dreams and plans of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
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