Panneerselvam appointed Leader of House in TN Assembly

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam was on Thursday appointed as the Leader of the House in Tamil Nadu Assembly, replacing School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan.

The appointment comes days ahead of the January 8 session of the assembly, which will start with the customary Governor's address.

A brief statement from K Boopathy, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (TNLA), said Panneerselvam has been appointed as the Leader of the House.

Sengottaiyan, also a veteran AIADMK leader, was appointed as Leader of the House in February 2017 following a split in the ruling party spurred by a rebellion by Panneerselvam against the then party chief Sasikala, now undergoing a prison term in a corruption case. Panneerselvam had then alleged he was forced to make way for her elevation as chief minister months after the demise of his predecessor and former AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa.