Sasikala loyalists want CM Palaniswami removed

They told the governor they were the ones who elected him as CM and they have now lost trust in him

Infighting in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) continued on Tuesday, despite two factions coming together a day earlier.

Nineteen members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) backing V K Sasikala’s nephew T T V Dhinakaran met Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday and asked for dismissal of chief minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami.

Factions headed by Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam had merged on Monday. It was decided to call a meeting to dismiss Sasikala, who is in a Bengaluru jail after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case.

But Sasikala loyalists told the governor they were the ones