TSLINT : TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined - tslint

Question

Getting the below error while trying to run tslint. The linting fails and no issues are being reported for any typescript (ts) file.
TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined
at Rule.SelectorRule [as constructor] (d:\android\node_modules\codelyzer\selectorNameBase.js:23:24)
at new Rule (d:\android\node_modules\codelyzer\directiveSelectorRule.js:18:47)
at Object.loadRules (C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\tslint\lib\ruleLoader.js:47:36)
at Linter.getEnabledRules (C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\tslint\lib\linter.js:168:44)
at Linter.lint (C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\tslint\lib\linter.js:81:33)
at doValidate (C:\Users\XXXXX\.vscode\extensions\eg2.tslint-0.17.0\server\server.js:393:20)
at validateTextDocument (C:\Users\XXXXX\.vscode\extensions\eg2.tslint-0.17.0\server\server.js:300:27)
at Delayer.d.trigger [as task] (C:\Users\XXXXX\.vscode\extensions\eg2.tslint-0.17.0\server\server.js:486:9)
at completionPromise.Promise.then (C:\Users\XXXXX\.vscode\extensions\eg2.tslint-0.17.0\server\delayer.js:20:35)
Steps to Reproduce (Manually)
Open terminal
ng new trial
Successfully installed all packages with no warnings
Installed packages for tooling via npm.
Project 'trial' successfully created.
cd trial
tslint --project tsconfig.json -c tslint.json
Steps to Reproduce (IDE)
Open project in VSCODE
Open the project
Open any TS file
Notice "TSLint: Error" in bottom right corner of IDE
Open tslint console
package.json
{ "name": "trial", "version": "0.0.0", "license": "MIT", "scripts": { "ng": "ng", "start": "ng serve", "build": "ng build --prod", "test": "ng test", "lint": "ng lint", "e2e": "ng e2e" }, "private": true, "dependencies": { "#angular/animations": "^5.2.0", "#angular/common": "^5.2.0", "#angular/compiler": "^5.2.0", "#angular/core": "^5.2.0", "#angular/forms": "^5.2.0", "#angular/http": "^5.2.0", "#angular/platform-browser": "^5.2.0", "#angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^5.2.0", "#angular/router": "^5.2.0", "core-js": "^2.4.1", "rxjs": "^5.5.6", "zone.js": "^0.8.19" }, "devDependencies": { "#angular/cli": "1.6.8", "#angular/compiler-cli": "^5.2.0", "#angular/language-service": "^5.2.0", "#types/jasmine": "~2.8.3", "#types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.2", "#types/node": "~6.0.60", "codelyzer": "^4.0.1", "jasmine-core": "~2.8.0", "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1", "karma": "~2.0.0", "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.2.0", "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.2.1", "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.0", "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2", "protractor": "~5.1.2", "ts-node": "~4.1.0", "tslint": "~5.9.1", "typescript": "~2.5.3" } }
npm list --depth 0
+-- #angular/animations#5.2.5
+-- #angular/cdk#5.2.1
+-- #angular/cli#1.7.0
+-- #angular/common#5.2.5
+-- #angular/compiler#5.2.5
+-- #angular/compiler-cli#5.2.5
+-- #angular/core#5.2.5
+-- #angular/forms#5.2.5
+-- #angular/http#5.2.5
+-- #angular/material#5.2.1
+-- #angular/platform-browser#5.2.5
+-- #angular/platform-browser-dynamic#5.2.5
+-- #angular/router#5.2.5
+-- #types/jasmine#2.8.6
+-- #types/node#9.4.6
+-- codelyzer#4.1.0
+-- core-js#2.5.3
+-- jasmine-core#2.99.1
+-- jasmine-spec-reporter#4.2.1
+-- karma#2.0.0
+-- karma-chrome-launcher#2.2.0
+-- karma-cli#1.0.1
+-- karma-jasmine#1.1.1
+-- karma-remap-istanbul#0.6.0
+-- protractor#5.3.0
+-- rxjs#5.5.6
+-- ts-helpers#1.1.2
+-- ts-node#4.1.0
+-- tslint#5.9.1
+-- typescript#2.6.2
+-- zone.js#0.8.20