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Panneerselvam resigns as Tamil Nadu CM citing personal reasons
Tamilnadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam yesterday tendered his resignation from the post citing \'personal reasons\' and setting the stage for takeover of V K Sasikala, who was elected as Legislature Party leader in the day.
Chennai: Tamilnadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam yesterday tendered his resignation from the post citing 'personal reasons' and setting the stage for takeover of V K Sasikala, who was elected as Legislature Party leader in the day.
"Due to my personal reasons, I am tendering my resignation from the post of Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. Kindly accept my resignation and relieve the Council of Ministers of Tamilnadu appointed by me on December 6, 2016," he said in a letter addressed to Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao.
His resignation came on a day when AIADMK MLAs elected party chief V K Sasikala as their leader, paving the way for her appointment as Chief Minister. Panneerselvam was appointed as Chief Minister on the night of December 5 within hours of the death of his predecessor J Jayalalithaa. Incidentally, he had proposed the name of Sasikala for the top post at the AIADMK MLAs meeting held in the party headquarters here.
Meanwhile, in a separate but near identical letter, Panneerselvam thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Rao for all the support and cooperation extended by them during his term.
"I would like to convey my sincere gratitude for all the support and cooperation extended by you during my tenure as Chief Minister of Tamilnadu," he said.
