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Would have preferred OPS over EPS, says Sasikala in latest audio clip

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 6/16/2021 12:05:32 PM

Che n na i, Ju ne 1 5 In a late st audi o clip , Sas ik ala c lai med t h a t s h e w ould ha ve pr e - f er red OPS o ve r E P S if s h e had no t res i gne d f rom t he CM ' s post. In t h e lates t a u dio , w h e re the o u ste d A IA D MK l e ad er w a s heard sp e a k ing t o an O P S s u pp or ter fr om T heni dis tr i ct, S asikala w as he a rd ext e nd i n g an ol i ve b ranc h t o OPS. Sasi kala s a i d that s h e w ou l d have ma de O P S th e Chie f M in ist er if h e had not r ev olted . Re a ct in g to the re qu es t of t he supp o rt er as king her to l e a d AIA D MK a l ong w it h O P S , Sa sik a la add s t hat she is ge tt i ng lot s of c ompla i nts fr o m the cadr es that o n e sp ecif i c c o mmunit y i s being g iven im port anc e (EPS - Gound e r Com munity ) and say s th at " A IADMK i s com mon f or all and it i s w o rry i n g to s e e A I A D M K is seen l i k e this". D u ring t h e c o n ver sa - ti o n , Sa sikal a ad ds : "E ve ry o ne, w ho sp eaks wit h me say s th is a s a com pla int . T h i s i dea (se en as a party of o ne p a rtic u lar comm u n i ty ) s hould b e c ha nged. S asi ka l a ex pl a in s tha t s he st e pped as i de on l y b ecause EPS a nd O P S s a i d t h a t t h ey will win t he e l ecti o ns. S he added th a t th e sac king of p a rty m em ber s w i l l not st o p t he cadre s from s peak ing to he r. "E ven now t h e y a re s pe a king t o me. Fo r t he v es ted inter es ts o f fe w indi viduals , cadre s are b eing made the s cap ego a t. Af ter b e tray ing me, t hey h a ve s tar te d to b e tr ay ca dr e s a l so . I c an no t l et t h a t hap pen ," s a ys Sa sik a la.