After almost 45 minutes of meditation, Panneerselvam comes up with startling revelations that he was forced to resign to pave way for Sasikala as CM. (P Jawahar | EPS)
February 8- AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala calls for an urgent meeting of party functionaries in the early hours of the day, O Panneerselvam from the post of party treasurer. Later in the day MLAs meet at the party headquarters. (EPS)
February 9- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Paneerselvam meets Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. (EPS)
AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala presents Governor Vidyasagar Rao a letter staking her claim to form the new government. (EPS)
February 10 - Madhusudanan who had recently shifted camp to OPS is removed from post of presidium chairman. However, Madhusudanan hits back saying that he had expelled Sasikala before she sacked him. (EPS)
'Where is my MLA,' ask people as AIADMK cadres put out posters, file missing person complaints.
Leader of Opposition M K Stalin submits a memorandum to Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Friday asking him to solve the political crisis in Tamil Nadu. (EPS)
February 11 - One of the main defections from Team Sasikala to Team OPS was School education minister 'Ma Foi' K Pandiarajan on Saturday. (Martin Louis | EPS)
February 12- AIADMK General secretary V K Sasikala with party leaders and MLAs at the Kuvathoor resort. (EPS)
February 13- Amidst the battle for power in the ruling party ranks, opposition party DMK meets for a high-level meeting at Anna Arivalayam on Monday. (EPS)
Crowds cheer Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as he leaves his residence towards the secretariat. (Martin Louis| EPS)
February 14- The Supreme Court nixes the trial court verdict in the DA case acquitting Sasikala, Ilavarasi and Sudhakaran. The special court verdict sentencing them to 4 years of jail is upheld. Sasikala's supporters in a sombre state. (Ashwin Prasath | EPS)
In a sharp contrast, AIADMK cadres supporting O Panneerselvam celebrate the verdict. (D Sampath Kumar | EPS)
Edappadi Palanisamy nominated by Sasikala meets Governor and stakes his claim to form the Government. (EPS)
Caretaker CM O Panneerselvam comes to the place where his revolt started on February 7- the Jayalalithaa's memorial - and meets Jaya's niece Deepa. (EPS)
February 15- AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala slams her hand on Jayalalithaa's shrine at Marina Beach making a mighty vow saying 'I will overcome the hurdles, treachery and plotting against me' before leaving for Bengaluru court to surrender herself on Wednesday. (PTI)
O Panneerselvam and his supporters call on the Governor at Raj Bhavan later in the evening.
Edappadi Palanisamy and AIADMK MLAs meet the Governor at his Raj Bhavan residence. (EPS)
February 16: MGR statue showered withth milk as partymen celebrate at AIADMK headquarters after Edapaddi Palanisamy was invited to prove his strength in assembly, on Thursday in Chennai. (P Jawahar | EPS).
Chennai: Edapaddi Palanisamy going to Raj Bhavan on Thursday. It has been 10 days since the political crisis in Tamil Nadu began. (Sunish P Surendran | EPS)
AIADMK party supporters celebrating outside Raj Bhavan after the governor has invited Edapaddi Palanisamy to form the government on Thursday. A party worker seen holding two leaves (the AIADMK symbol) and a picture of late CM Jayalalithaa and V K Sasikala. (Sunish P Surendran | EPS)
In his last hour as CM, the rebel O Panneerselvam on Thursday assures his supporters, the fight for upholding the rule of dharma will continue until the family rule of V K Sasikala is wiped out. (Martin Louis | EPS)
