Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday expressed his opposition to Edappadi K Palaniswami being projected as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming state assembly elections.
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday said there is no possibility of an alliance with AIADMK as long as Edappadi Palani Sami remains the party's CM candidate.
"The DMK, which once attacked certain leaders while in the opposition, is now rolling out the red carpet for the very same people after coming to power. Their stance as a ruling party and as an opposition party has always been contradictory," Palaniswami said.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the principal Opposition party in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK, had lost its independence and become "a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BJP".
Speaking to reporters in Thanjavur, Dhinakaran said, "Edappadi claims that he allied with the BJP to show gratitude, but that is nothing less than "Satan reciting the scriptures. It was not the BJP that saved Palaniswami but the 122 MLAs who were lodged at Koovathur during the crisis."
Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami arrived at Delhi airport ahead of his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for extending consistent support to his party, especially after the demise of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, while strongly criticising the DMK government for its alleged failures in maintainin
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday once again condemned AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami for deliberately blocking an ambulance from passing in Vellore a few days ago.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday strongly condemned AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami for deliberately blocking an ambulance from passing in Vellore a few days ago.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edapaddi K Palaniswami also removed six party functionaries from the Erode rural west district.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palanisamy held a meeting on Saturday with seven senior party leaders and former ministers at a private hotel in Dindigul near Madurai. And the meeting has been going on for over an hour.
AIADMK leader K A Sengottaiyan on Friday called for the induction of the expelled leaders, including V K Sasikala, O Panneerselvam, and T T V Dhinakaran, into the party, arguing that it is necessary for the party to win election.