New Delhi: Jayalalitha’s longtime aide expelled AIADMK, VK Sasikala On Friday he announced the name of his new political party – All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam – and said its symbol would be “coconut tree farm”, as political action intensifies in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, where several stakeholders are eyeing his fate.He said the party’s symbol represented “unity” and the organization would work like a “joint family”. Sasikala also said that the party will field candidates in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the upcoming assembly elections. “I am in the same position as our leader (MG Ramachandran), who once joined a party started by a cadre,” he said, referring to his decision to associate himself with a party started by one of his supporters.He unveiled the party flag at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district on the birth anniversary of former AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa. The flag has black, white and red colors, with photographs of former chief ministers CN Annadurai, MG Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalitha in the centre.Sasikala will now enter the political battlefield with her own brigade in the hotly contested race, which already includes many veterans, including some of her former party colleagues.

Major players in Tamil Nadu elections include mk stalinEdappadi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam. Meanwhile, national parties like BJP And Congress is also looking to expand its presence in the state.