C S S Latha, Resident Editor, Magna publications Ltd.: “The judgment has reinforced people’s faith in the judiciary. It’s a big relief for the people of Tamil Nadu who have seen all her atrocious anarchic ways firing over the shoulder of Jayalalithaa that also dragged Amma into the mire. There is nothing left to the imagination of what would have happened if she did manage to seize power as she and her accomplice have over the period meticulously spread their kankerous tentacles of successionist elements throughout the state and TN would have witnessed an unleash of undesirables throttling democracy. This precisely was the reason behind people’s anxiety, unrest, and dissent.”
Mathangi Srinivasamurti, Partner, Chamiers: “This has probably been one-of-a-kind mass uprising against one person never before seen in the politics of the State. Essentially I think people perceived her as an opportunist and the person behind the decline of their leader Jayalalithaa. They truly believed that Sasikala was a usurper and her crass claims to being the rightful heir of the AIADMK legacy didn’t go down too well with the entire populace of TN- not only that, the very same family members of Sashikala whom Jayalalithaa had ousted from her inner circle were the same people who surrounded her, seconds after Jayalalithaa’s death. This shocked, saddened and infuriated the people of TN. As Abe Lincoln said, ” You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
Nagalakshmi.T, Entrepreneur: “WHO is she? Has she held any position in politics? If she were a close friend of the Chief Minister ( JJ), is that qualification enough to replace the CM after her demise? Even a late Chairman of a company would ensure his blood relative or a chosen candidate is inducted into the organization; at an appropriate time and carries on responsibility as required. Is this right of Sasikala especially when we are talking about her being the leader of a State like Tamilnadu and not just a private organization? These and more reasons as to why we have such strong feelings against her claim to the CM’s post.”
