#AIADMK Power Struggle : Edappadi K Palaniswami Versus O Panneerselvam Fight Intensifies; Both Expel Each Other’s Supporter’s

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The battle between Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) and O Panneerselvam (OPS) is far from over as both have now embarked on a spree to “expel” each other’s supporters since July 11 general council meeting in which EPS who was elected as the party’s interim general secretary expelled OPS, who in turn announced that he was expelling the former from the party.

As per ANI report, EPS, who apparently seized AIADMK’s control, has now expelled 21 OPS supporters from the party. The former chief minister has sacked 39 OPS supporters so far for alleged “anti-party activities” after OPS was stripped as AIADMK’s coordinator and expelled from the party.

Former minister Natarajan, ex MLA Syed Khan, R T Ramachandran, and Selvaraj are also caught up in the crossfire. The two sons of OPS — O P Ravindhranath and V P Jayapradeep have also been expelled.

A total of 16 resolutions were passed in the crucial AIADMK General Council meeting held on July 11 including doing away with the dual leadership structure in the party by terminating the posts of coordinator and joint-coordinator.

After the demise of Jayalalithaa in 2016, the party has been following a dual-leadership formula with EPS as co-coordinator and OPS as coordinator. The clamour has been growing louder for a single leader in the party since the district secretary meeting on June 14 this year.