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Panneerselvam camp swells; Sasikala sees her 'struggle' as Jayalalithaa's

Now, 7 MLAs, 4 MPs support Panneerselvam; Sasikala camp to start 'new kind' of protests from Sunday

Chief Minister, O Panneerselvam, K Pandiarajan, Chennai

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Chief Minister O Panneerselvam speaks after School Education Minister K Pandiarajan joined his camp at his official residence in Chennai on Saturday

T E Narasimhan | Gireesh Babu Chennai

Last Updated : Feb 12 2017 | 9:47 AM IST

Tamil Nadu’s caretaker chief minister, O Panneerselvam, on Saturday received support from K Pandiarajan, the state’s education minister, and C Ponnaiyan, a senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader, as the party’s general secretary Sasikala met MLAs at a private resort near Chennai to further her claim to the chief minister’s post.

The day began with two AIADMK Lok Sabha members, Ashok Kumar and Sundaram, meeting Panneerselvam. Kumar said more party MPs would support Panneerselvam. Till now, 7 MLAs and 4 MPs have extended support to Panneerselvam. The party has 134 MLAs and 37 members in the Lok

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