Panneerselvam had ‘resigned voluntarily’, says Sasikala

An audio clip of the tele conversation between Ms. Sasikala and Mr. Sivanesan was released by her office.

Former interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala on Tuesday said the party coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, had resigned “voluntarily” as . “Had he not done that, I would have retained him (as CM),” she claimed, in response to observations of her supporter, Sivanesan of Theni, who was heard telling her that “If , he would even have prevented you out from undertaking ‘vanavasam’ (her going to a Bengaluru jail to serve a four-year-long sentence).” An audio clip of the tele conversation between Ms. Sasikala and Mr. Sivanesan was released by her office. It was one of nine audio clips that were made available to the media during the day.