Sasikala Natarajan has been appointed as the general secretary of the AIADMK party today, following the death of the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa earlier this month.
Sasikala was previous known as a friend of the late chief minister, though she had no official role.
She will officially take over on January 2.
O Panneerselvam was appointed as chief minister of Tamil Nadu following Jayalalithaa's death on December 5.
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