Sasikala visits Jaya memorial, MGR house on way to Bengaluru

Chennai, February 15 : AIADMK chief VK Sasikala on Wednesday visited the memorial of J Jayalalithaa and the Ramapuram residence of party founder MG Ramachandran before leaving for Bengaluru to surrender before a court.
The 62-year-old leader, who was locked in a bitter tussle with AIADMK’s O Panneerselvam for Tamil Nadu’s chief ministership, took the inevitable journey to the Karnataka capital after the Supreme Court earlier on Wednesday refused to give her further time to surrender.
At the Jayalalithaa memorial on the Marina Beach, Sasikala paid floral tributes and was seen muttering something which was not audible. She had on Tuesday given pep talk to MLAs and supporters to stay bold and remain united.
“Only I can be jailed, not the care or concern I have for this party. Wherever I will be, my thoughts will be here,” Sasikala had told both her MLAs at Koovathur resort as well as to her supporters later at Poes Garden on Tuesday night.She said she would be thinking about the party round the clock and that “no force can wean away” the party from her.Earlier on Wednesday, the apex court had refused to entertain her plea, seeking more time to surrender to undergo jail term in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case, also involving Jayalalithaa.