Chennai: On May 29, when the audio cassette calls V K Sasikala to cadres first hitting social media, a fat must go through the highest leadership of Aiadmk.
What they fear most is reality.
Sasikala has rolled up his sleeve and prepares a blueprint for political war.
Since then, it is an all-out fight to capture AIDMK.
But the atmosphere of war and the sound of the battle was subdued.
Staying Nagar Sasikala is a quiet political strategy place.
With his brother Ilavarasi on his side, for moral support, and his personal secretary, K Tarthikeyan, and four additional assistants behind him, this is a close professional setting.
This is a war room that uses digital tools and political chicanery.
Sasikala subscribes to the YouTube channel to keep itself updated on AIADMK politics and English and Tamil newspapers to give them a general review.
The Sasikala team filters letters sent by sulking and dissatisfied AIDMK and AMMK partymen through courier and post.
Every day, he receives around 50 letters, besides 70 to 80 calls.
Sasikala makes 25 to 30 calls to cadres every day.
Audio tapes six to seven votes to parties are released every day to the media.
“We started working at 6:30 a.m.
when cadres began calling us early.
The call continues until 10:00,” said one of the Sasikala assistants.
“After breakfast, he told us when he was free and we gave him a list of numbers,” said one of his staff members to Toi.
Karthikeyan made a comprehensive cadre background check before calling Sasikala.
Call continues after lunch break.
The last call was almost 10 minutes.
Sasicala input is largely from newspapers, television news and YouTube channels.
“He subscribed to some Youtube news channels.
He knew exactly what he wanted to say to every caller,” said one of his assistants.
Given the political experience and his shrewdness, Sasikala was careful to reach an important point of occasionally – both on the “mismanagement” of the party by Edappadi K Palaniwami and O Panneerselvam, the way they “ignored” the cadres placed by ‘thalaivar’ (founder of Aiadmk Mg Ramachandran) And Amma (former Minister of Justice J Jayaalalithaa).
The whole ‘Discredit Eps-OPS Operation’ is managed carefully.
His assistant ensured that Sasikala ‘received’ calls from Edappadi, the constituency from which EPS won and theny and body, around Turf Ops.
The caller from the two places lamented Aiamdk’s defeat in assembly elections and how the leaders were responsible for defeat.
The more often holding cadres is to sasikala to return to AIDMK and take control.
“We got a maximum call from Tirupur and namakkal,” said another assistant.
The two regencies by chance in the western region of Tamil Nadu did the best in the election of the meeting that had just been concluded and also happened to be a region dominated by the Congwood Community of Vellalar from which EPS praised.
“The maximum complaints we get from cadres around S P Velumani and P Thangamani,” said a close sasikala colleague.
Incidentally, the two leaders were EPS Confidantes and played an important role in the governance for the past four years.