Sasikala vs Panneerselvam: Tamil Nadu Governor meets chief secretary, top cops

CHENNAI: Acting Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Friday took stock of the situation arising out of the political fallout. He met chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, director general of police T K Rajendran and city police commissioner S George.
The officials appraised the Governor of “prevailing situation in the state,” sources said. The meeting lasted for nearly 40 minutes, they said.
The meeting happened a day after caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam and AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala had separate meetings with the Governor.Panneerselvam sought time to form a government and complained to him that Sasikala camp had confined party MLAs in resorts near Mahabalipuram. Sasikala, who was elected legislature party leader, staked claim to form the government.