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nWhen the SupremenCourt pronounced its judgment giving 4 year imprisonment to Sasikala, amongnothers, news channels started to flash a tag line that O Paneerselvan has got ansort of lottery. But, democracy doesn’t work that way. Public support (which isnobviously there for OPS) counts only during the election. After that, it is thensupport of people’s representatives in the Assembly that counts. It is herenthat OPS seems to have lost the battle. Sasikala successfully managed to keepnmajority of MLAs with her and projected Edapaddi K. Palaniswami as the leadernof Legislative Assembly. And, hence, K. Palaniswami is going to become the nextnChief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
nWhen the SupremenCourt pronounced its judgment giving 4 year imprisonment to Sasikala, amongnothers, news channels started to flash a tag line that O Paneerselvan has got ansort of lottery. But, democracy doesn’t work that way. Public support (which isnobviously there for OPS) counts only during the election. After that, it is thensupport of people’s representatives in the Assembly that counts. It is herenthat OPS seems to have lost the battle. Sasikala successfully managed to keepnmajority of MLAs with her and projected Edapaddi K. Palaniswami as the leadernof Legislative Assembly. And, hence, K. Palaniswami is going to become the nextnChief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
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nObviously, thenValentine Day gift from SC was not for OPS, but that was for Palaniswami.
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nProfile of K.nPalaniswami
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nPalaniswami wasnborn on 1st January, 1970 in Salem district. His father V. KarruppanGounder was a marginal farmer.
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nPalaniswami isnthe sitting MLA from Edapaddi Assembly Constituency. He had first won this seatnin 1989 and retained it since then, saving in 2006 when V. Kavery defeated him.n
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nPalaniswami wasnalso a close confidante of J. Jayalalitha. He was first inducted into thencabinet in 2011 and was holding important portfolio since then. People havenappreciated his work as a Minister for Highways and Minor Ports – a verynimportant portfolio for a coastal state like Tamil Nadu.
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nPalaniswami isnconsidered a powerful politician of Salem district.
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nIt should bennoted that Palaniswami had declared an asset worth more than Rs. 7 Crores innthe last election. And, the basic profession he has declared is that ofnagriculture.
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nWife and Familynof K. Palaniswami
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nPalaniswami isnmarried and living with family in Chennai. His wife name is P. Radha whosenprofession has also been declared as an agriculturalist in the electionnnomination paper.
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