Sasikala returns to Tamil Nadu after 4 years: Here are the highlights

December 29, 2016: AIADMK general council unanimously elects Sasikala as the general secretary of the party.

(Read more: Sasikala succeeds Jayalalithaa as General Secretary)

February 5, 2017: The then Chief Minister O Panneerselvam resigns as the CM for “personal reasons.” Sasikala elected as head of the legislative party, makes plans to form the government the next day.

(Read more: Decks cleared for Sasikala as Governor accepts O Panneerselvam's resignation)

February 6, 2017: As the then governor Vidyanagar Rao announced he was unable to addend the swearing in ceremony of VK Sasikala as the Chief Minister, it gets postponed. 

February 7, 2017: O Panneerselvam makes the headlines by meditating for 40 minutes in Jayalalithaa’s memorial and revealed to the reporters that he was forced to resign.

(Read more: O Panneerselvam revolts against Sasikala)

February 10, 2017: Sasikala forms a camp at the Golden Bay resort in Koovathur with 129 MLAs.

(Read more: Koovathur locals irked by holidaying MLAs)

February 14, 2017: Sasikala gets convicted in the disproportionate assets case and gets sentenced to 4 years in jail.

(Read more: Supreme Court convicts Sasikala in corruption case)

August 2, 2017: A video clip of the then AIADMK leader and her relative Ilavarasi walking into Parappana Agrahara Central jail allegedly after shopping goes viral. 

September 12, 2017:  VK Sasikala sacked from party's General Secretary post after AIADMK's general council meeting.

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AIADMK general council meet: VK Sasikala sacked from party's General Secretary post)

October 7, 2017: Sasikala comes out on a 5-day parole to visit her ailing husband.

(Read more: Sasikala granted five-day parole)

March 20, 2018: Sasikala comes on a 15-day parole to perform the last rights to her late husband.

(Read more: Sasikala granted 15-day parole to attend husband Natarajan's funeral)

January 27, 2021: She officially gets released from judicial custody but continues to stay at Victoria hospital to undergo treatment.

(Read more: Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala released from prison)

January 31, 2021: Sasikala gets discharged from Victoria Hospital.

(Read more: Sasikala discharged, checks into resort in Bengaluru)

February 8, 2021: VK Sasikala leaves for Tamil Nadu from the Bengaluru hotel she was staying in after being discharged from hospital.

(Read more: Sasikala Heads To Tamil Nadu After Completing Covid-19 Quarantine In Bengaluru)