TTV Dinakaran, AIADMK deputy general secretary is being designated as Special Representative of the Tamil Nadu Government in New Delhi with a status of senior Minister.

VK Sasikala's nephew, Dinakaran's appointment in the party's senior position has caused a furore in the state.

Dinakaran was evicted from the party and Poes Garden in 2011 by former CM Jayalalithaa. However, Sasikala accepted Dinakaran's apology and reinstated him back into the party on the day she was convicted in disproportionate asset case

With this elevation, Dinakaran can now sit in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat and also hold office in Delhi's Tamil Nadu house, thereby
getting closer to state governance

Dinakaran will soon be the go to person for senior officials as he will liaise between the state and the central government on pending projects.

It may be recalled that there were reports that Governor Vidyasagar Rao rejected the induction of Dinakaran as he is facing court cases and also an Enforcement Directorate inquiry. And he is also not an MLA.

But the Sasikala faction was keen to  accommodate him at some level, especially where Dinakaran can have access to the files of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Now, this position as Special Representative will give him the entry into the system.