Stating that she was following a carefully planned time-table in accordance with law, AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Monday indicated that her swearing-in as Chief Minister would take place at the scheduled time and no one could stop it from happening, the Hindu reported.

“What my dear partymen wish for will happen at the scheduled time. No one needs to worry,” she said in a statement here, without using any term that would indicate her return as Chief Minister.

Expressing grief over the death of cadre S. Raja, who fell before a running train to kill himself recently, the former Chief Minister urged party cadre not to become anxious or take hasty decisions going by rumours over the “time gap” in the AIADMK government blossoming again under her leadership.

The statement comes a day after AIADMK MLA P. Vetrivel, representing Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency in Chennai, vacated the seat enabling Ms. Jayalalithaa to contest the by-poll and get elected to the Assembly within six months from the day she is sworn in as Chief Minister.

However, Ms. Jayalalithaa made no mention of her swearing-in in her statement on Monday.

The AIADMK chief also told partymen that it was celebration time as the party was standing at the pinnacle of victory.

“Our politics and governance must adhere to the laws, rules and regulations. We have always functioned that way,” she said.

Emphasising that she was following a carefully thought-out time-table, Ms. Jayalalithaa said, “There is no confusion or complication.” The party was disciplined and guided by the laws, she said, asking the cadre not to misunderstand and take hasty decisions.

The AIADMK’s political opponents, she said, were envious of the party’s growth and the “success after success” that came its way and were indulging in rumour-mongering.Ms. Jayalalithaa announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh to the family of Mr. Raja from party funds.