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Palaniswami's journey from a little known TN village to helming the AIADMK

'Did you think that I am the old Palaniswami, no Mr Stalin,' asserted Edappady K Palaniswami at the AIADMK General Council meet here on Monday. It was unmistakably a demonstration of his sense of confidence in both moving on to the next stage of taking on the ruling DMK now that his rival Panneerselvam is ousted from the party. He said the DMK capturing power in 2021 was only an accident. Palaniswami made it clear that despite attempts to convince Panneerselvam on the need for a single leadership under him, the latter did not agree to it. He made it clear that Panneerselvam has no chance to make a come back and dubbed his rival the 'stooge' of ruling DMK. In a veiled reference he slammed Panneerselvam as a betrayer. "It is not an easy task to earn the goodwill of Amma," said Palaniswami, tracing his long journey in the party.He gave ample indications that he would be the supreme leader soon through 'democratic' means. The party has announced organisation polls and it is now clear th

Panneerselvam appears set to repeat war for 'Dharma' after AIADMK expulsion

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

OPS, EPS, AIADMK: Fight and factions in Tamil Nadu party explained

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

AIADMK council members demand to expel treasurer O Panneerselvam from party

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

AIADMK's council meet picks Palaniswami as Interim General Secretary

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

AIADMK tussle: Madras HC gives go ahead for general council meeting

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

Clash outside AIADMK HQ in Tamil Nadu, OPS arrives at party office

On Monday, two groups, suspected to be supporters of either leaders and carrying AIADMK flags clashed with each other, with TV visuals showing some persons hurling stones at each other

All set for big-ticket AIADMK meet to pick Palaniswami as supremo

An imposing fort-like facade with huge-sized images of a smiling Edappadi K Palaniswami, the super-influential leader of the main Opposition AIADMK, is striking for its symbolism

SC stays Madras HC order on AIADMK leadership row, EPS camp upbeat

The apex court order virtually comes as a shot in the arm for the dominant Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) camp which is aggressively pushing for the single leadership to be helmed by him.

Wish to take AIADMK forward like MGR and Jayalalitha: VK Sasikala

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala said that her wish is to take the party forward, the way MGR and Amma (Jayalalitha) did while adding that Tamil Nadu needs a leader who could walk the talk

Tamil Nadu: SC to hear plea on row over AIADMK leadership on Wednesday

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea moved by AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami (EPS) against the Madras High Court order

SC to hear plea by Palaniswami on AIADMK leadership row on July 6

The Supreme Court said that it would hear on July 6, a plea filed by former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) challenging the Madras High Court order

AIADMK, allies extend support to NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu

Murmu met the leaders of AIADMK- K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, Tamil Maanila Congress president G K Vasan, and Pattali Makkal Katchi president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, who all extended their support

The renewal of old rivalries in Tamil Nadu over 'single leadership' issue

This is not the first time that an AIADMK general council has been hit by controversy

As AIADMK gets mired in internal strife, BJP senses an opportunity

The principal opposition party in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK is in the midst of a crisis with the Edappadi K Palaniswami faction emerging stronger and former CM O Panneerselvam and his associates

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At AIADMK meet, OPS becomes soft target in EPS' show of strength

The meet, which stuck to the one and only demand of making EPS the supreme party leader, turned out to be a full show of strength of the Palaniswami camp with OPS followers heavily outnumbered

Ahead of party meet, AIADMK leader OPS says 'Dharma will triumph again'

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 turns down OPS' plea to deny nod for AIADMK meet

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

Exempt Ukraine-returned MBBS students from NEET, says O Panneerselvam

The AIADMK Coordinator and ex-CM of Tamil Nadu O.Panneerselvam has urged PM Narendra Modi to exempt Ukraine-returned medical students from the National Eligiblity-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)