All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday expelled two party workers for allegedly supporting DMK candidate in the by-election to Ottapidaram assembly constituency.
According to a statement, AIADMK said that MC Murugasan, party's Ilavelangal village Panchayat secretary and M Savithiri, Airavanpatti village branch secretary, have been expelled from all their present posts and party's primary membership for supporting DMK candidate from Ottapidaram constituency.
The statement was jointly issued by AIADMK co-ordinator and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamiand and co-coordinator and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
AIADMK has fielded P Mohan against DMK's MC Shanmugaiya in Ottapidaram, where the bye-election will take place on May 19.
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