New Delhi:
A public interest writ petition (PIL) was filed in Supreme Court on Monday to seeking to restrain VK Sasikala from being sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu till the time decision on disproportionate assets case is being given. The hearing on this case may happen on Tuesday.
The PIL was filed by Chennai resident Senthil Kumar, General Secretary of NGO Satta Panchayat Iyakkam, hours after the apex court indicated it could deliver its judgement on the appeals challenging the acquittal of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala in a 19-year-old disproportionate assets case.
Kumar, who mentioned in the plea that he will argue the matter in person, sought a stay on Sasikala’s swearing-in on Tuesday, contending that if she was convicted and forced to resign, there was a possibility of riots erupting all over Tamil Nadu.
He said law and order may worsen in such an eventuality as the state was already facing a “desperate situation” due to cyclone, demonetisation and death of Jayalalithaa.
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The petitioner claimed in case the appeal against her acquittal results in conviction, the AIADMK workers may once again protest and disturb the normal life of Tamil Nadu.
The petitioner said he filed the plea in the interest of people of Tamil Nadu and to maintain the peace in the state.
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(With PTI inputs)
