It was a bolt from the blue moment for Edappadi Palaniswami and when Sasikala arrived at the hospital, Palaniswami, and the leaders who accompanied him, had hurriedly gone from the hospital.
The party members of ADMK's North Tuticorin district had adopted a resolution on Sunday by stating that Sasikala must continue to be the party's General Secretary.
Edappadi Palaniswami and Panneerselvam are displaying their prowess in controlling the party by expelling the cadres who are on the other end of Sasikala's phone call.
These developments have shown that the ADMK is struggling to find a face and successor for Jayalalithaa and even after four years of her demise, the party is carrying a banner of 'Leader Wanted'.
The audio clip has been going viral as it has come a day after the mass firing at the ADMK as Palaniswami and Panneerselvam had fired 17 members including a former ADMK minister.
Besides asserting that Sasikala will never be allowed to enter the party, Shanmugam has gone to the next level and lodged a police complaint against her.