Who is Jayalalithaa's successor O Panneerselvam?
Jayalalithaa's close aide and the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam, was born on 14 January 1951 in Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu. He started his life as a tea stall owner and began his political career by becoming the Periyakulam Municipality Chairman in 1996. Panneerselvam, aged 65, earlier served as the CM in 2001 and again in 2014.