Continuing her crackdown on relatives of Sasikala in the party, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday expelled the brother of her estranged aide.
Sasikala's brother Suntharavathanam and his wife Santhanalakshmi, Sasikala's sister-in-law Vyjayanthimala, and one V Krishnamurthy were expelled from the primary membership of the AIADMK, jayalalithaa said in a statement here asking partymen not to have any links with them.
S P Velumani, removed as Revenue Minister today, was also stripped of the post of Coimbatore Suburban District Secretary and replaced by S Damodaran.
Sasikala, her husband M Natarajan and many of their relatives were removed from the party's primary membership by Jayalalithaa last month in a surprise action amid allegations that they interfered in the state and party administration.