She played a key role in drafting and presenting the Women's Commission Bill in 1987. She became Agriculture Minister in the Congress-led government from 2001 to 2006. She also was a minister in the communist-led ministries in Kerala in 1957, 1967, 19. She served as Revenue Minister in the first EMS Namboodiripad government and introduced the revolutionary Land Reforms Bill in 1957. The party was formed after Gouri was expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1994. She held the post since the formation of the party in 1994. KR Gouri had recently stepped down from the state general secretary post of the Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS). And no matter how able Panneerselvam proves to be, AIADMK has lost a charismatic leader, a towering figure whose absence will be keenly felt by the party used to Amma’s hand.The first Revenue Minister of Kerala and JSS leader KR Gouri Amma passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram where she was admitted due to age-related ailments. The first task before the new CM will be to maintain law and order as the mourners pour into the streets. However, without Amma’s leadership this protest has remained muted. On demonetisation it remained aloof initially, but given the distress in the rural areas, came out against the government. It has been taking an issue by issue stance, for or against the central government. Both Delhi and Tamil Nadu will see closer cooperation between the BJP and the AIADMK for now, with the latter being keen to avoid any confrontation until the successors stabilise.ĪIADMK is the third largest party in the Lok Sabha with 50MPs. The AIADMK, keen to avoid any disturbance at this point, has ensured that the old Council of Ministers have taken a fresh oath along with the new CM. However, party MP and Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha with considerable experience M.Thambidurai is also in the running being favoured by the Chief Minister and the BJP that has developed a good relationship with him through the Lok Sabha. But clearly she is aware that power will need a post, and is reported to be looking at the general secretary’s post in the AIADMK. Her trusted friend Sasikala is seen as the power by some, but not by all as from being perhaps the most powerful figure in the AIADMK after Jayalalithaa at one point in time, she lost much of the clout after the two fell out, albeit briefly. He has been virtually running the government since September when Jayalalithaa was hospitalised, with her aides maintaining through the long weeks that her health was impacted after she was imprisoned in the disproportionate assets case in 2014 September. Panneerselvam who has been Chief Minister twice before was sworn in as the CM after the announcement of her death.
Jayalalithaa will continue in death, to exercise control over the functioning of the AIADMK although with time the ambitions and differences within the party will fuel divisions that will then need handling.Īmma’s close aide O. Her death was announced just after midnight by the Apollo Hospital, plunging her party and Tamil Nadu into deep mourning.īut the transition was quick and smooth, designed to keep alive her legacy. CHENNAI: The AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, who made her way out of a serious and prolonged illness, died of a cardiac arrest.