Amid the tussle for control of the AIADMK between former chief ministers Edappadi Palaniswami and O Pannerselvam, the party on Friday announced that the polls to elect the general secretary will be held on March 26.
Former AIADMK ministers RB Udhayakumar and Sellur Raju staged a protest over a false case filed against former Tamil Nadu chief minister and the party's interim general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami in Madurai.
A case has been registered against six people including former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami for allegedly attacking a protesting passenger at Madurai airport.
AIADMK Interim General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami on Saturday took a jibe at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and said that the DMK's plans to destroy AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam's faction would yield no results.
The meeting is being held in the presence of Interim General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami. AIADMK Former Ministers D Jayakumar, Velumani, P Thangamani, Benjamin, KA Sengottaiyan, and K Kamaraj are also present in the meeting.
“Difference between a leader and a manager. Our beloved leader AMMA was chosen by 1.5 crore cadre and so was Karunanidhi by his cadres. As far as BJP TN head is concerned the role is as good as a branch manager of a corporate operating pan India,” Sathyan said on Twitter.
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran has blamed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) interim General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for the party's continuous defeat.
The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a plea by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's confidant Manoj Pandian seeking an interim stay on the resolutions passed at the AIADMK General Council meeting on July 11 last year, in which former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (
A day after the Supreme Court affirmed the Madras High Court division bench decision that restored Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) as the AIADMK party's single leader, expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Friday said EPS wanted to capture the party.