AIADMK Meeting

AIADMK factions patched up on Wednesday, with rebel MLAs led by former state minister S P Velumani calling on party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami at his residence and expressing their support for the party leader, a party source said. About 13 legislators accompanied Velumani. Former state minister C Ve Shanmugam-who, along with Velumani and other legislators, had demanded that the party support the TVK government-was conspicuous by his absence at the meeting. Shortly after meeting Palaniswami, Velumani-accompanied by former minister Dr C Vijayabaskar, legislators supporting him, and senior leaders including Agri S S Krishnamurthy who support Palaniswami-called on Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar and submitted a letter stating that they would function as one party in the Assembly. Vijayabaskar withdrew his earlier letter requesting the Speaker to recognise him as party whip.

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah said the two parties would resolve any differences through dialogue and might even issue a common minimum programme

"Our stand is we have shut the door for the BJP for the alliance. They can keep their doors open but our doors are shut. We won't take a step back" Jayakumar added

Actor Vijay has announced his party name as Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam. Supporters of Vijay celebrated his move by distributing sweets near Rameswaram Municipality

The AIADMK had demanded that BJP's Tamil Nadu head K Annamalai apologise for his remarks against late former Chief Minister CN Annadurai or be replaced

AIADMK former interim general secretary, V.K. Sasikala has urged the Tamil Nadu government to buy Sugarcane of all sizes for the Pongal gift hampers

AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami on Thursday expelled O Panneerselvam's sons, and 16 other supporters of the ousted leader, from the party.

A meeting of AIADMK's general council, which has more than 2,500 members, in Chennai expelled OPS from its primary membership and as treasurer for allegedly working against the party

The beleaguered O Panneerselvam who initiated a 'Dharma Yudham' in 2017 to reclaim his position in the party appears to go the same path, this time 'war for Dharma, 2.0,' after expulsion

The AIADMK on Monday brought a resolution reviving the top party post of general secretary favouring E Palaniswami

AIADMK veteran and former Minister Dindigul C Srinivasan dubbed OPS as a 'betrayer' and demanded the ouster of Panneerselvam and his supporters from the party

The AIADMK endorsed scrapping the erstwhile top two positions of Coordinator and Joint Coordinator held by O Panneerselvam and (OPS) Palaniswami, respectively

The HC rejected a plea by OPS to stall the meeting which proposes to revive the post of interim general secretary and abolish the posts of coordinator as joint coordinator

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Madras High Court order, which restrained the passing of resolutions in the AIADMK General Council meeting and Executive Councils

Ahead of the meeting of top office-bearers of the AIADMK at the party's head office in Chennai, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam has said that the meeting is a violation of the party by-law

AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam appeared to have resigned himself to the fact that the odds are stacked against him and his followers, ahead of the June 23 party meeting

Tamil Nadu police declined to entertain a petition submitted by AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam urging them to deny permission to the party General and Executive Council meetings

Party likely to take measures to remove Sasikala during the general council meeting

Meeting comes a day after Dhinakaran dismissed CM Palaniswami as Salem suburban district secretary