With the battle lines clearly drawn between the rival camps of the ruling AIADMK following the revolt by Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, the Sasikala camp, which claimed the support of the majority of MLAs, late on Wednesday herded its legislators, numbering over 125, to a luxury resort near Marakkanam, 120 km from Chennai. And over a dozen party MPs owing loyalty to Ms. Sasikala have flown to New Delhi ostensibly to meet the President or the Prime Minister should the need arise. But all eyes are on Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao who will reach Chennai at around 3 p.m. The updates: 10.18 a.m. Deepu Sebastian reports from outside the Chief Minister residence in Chennai: Entry to road leading to Mr. Panneerselvam's residence is restricted. But sources say it is a temporary arrangement. V.C. Arukutty, one of the five MLAs supporting Mr. Panneerselvam, enters the road to the CM's residence. Confirmed inside #OPanneerselvam's house now: one each of current MLA & MP, four ex-MLAs. @ChennaiConnect — Deepu (@deepusebastian) February 9, 2017 On Wednesday Political activity in Tamil Nadu peaked on Wednesday with Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam saying a judicial inquiry would be instituted into the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and AIADMK party general secretary V.K. Sasikala alleging later after an urgent party meeting that he had "connived with the Opposition." Mr. Panneerselvam reiterated that he would prove his majority in the Assembly and appealed to all AIADMK MLAs to take a "firm decision, taking into account the feelings of the people in their constituencies" and Ms. Sasikala asserted that ''nothing can stop us from following Amma's path.'' Here are top political developments that unfolded on Wednesday.

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