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A jaggery trader turned AIADMK supremo: The rise of Edappadi K Palaniswami

On July 11, the AIADMK general council unanimously elected EPS as the party's interim general secretary, with elections to the permanent post to be held in four months

BJP adopts wait-and-watch policy on power tussle within ally AIADMK

A senior BJP functionary maintained that the power tussle between EPS and OPS is an internal matter of AIADMK

AIADMK: Palaniswami appoints 2 former ministers as Deputy Gen Secretaries

AIADMK top leader K Palaniswami on Wednesday announced the appointment of two senior leaders as deputy general secretaries of the party. Announcing the appointments of various functionaries for the first time after being elected as AIADMK's interim general secretary, he urged the party workers to extend their cooperation to the new functionaries. In a party statement, he announced the appointment of senior leaders and former ministers K P Munusamy and Natham R Viswanathan as deputy general secretaries. Further, senior leader C Ponnaiyan will head a forum named after party founder, the late chief minister M G Ramachandran (MGR). Ex-minister and Coimbatore strongman S P Velumani is the Headquarters Secretary, a post previously held by Palaniswami. A number of other leaders, including former ministers Sellur K Raju, C Ve Shanmugam and R Kamaraj and former Speaker P Dhanapal were made Organisation Secretaries. Palaniswami was elected as the party's interim general secretary by the AIA

EPS' interim General Secy post invalid, I must be made leader: Sasikala

She said that the General Council Meeting of July 11 was invalid as "it was convened arbitrarily by people with selfish motives".

EPS is winner as AIADMK council scraps dual leadership, expels OPS

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

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