O Panneerselvam announces resignation as Tamil Nadu CM

May 22, 2015 08:46

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met Governor of Tamil Nadu Konijeti Rosaiah and tendered his resignation, which has been accepted.

144 of 150 party lawmakers attended a meeting at the AIADMK headquarters in the morning to elect J Jayalalithaa as the legislature party leader.

Current chief minister O Panneerselvam headed straight to Ms Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence after the meeting.

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