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AIADMK Trouble : Edappadi K Palaniswami Draws The Line ; No Place In Party For Expelled Leaders
Palaniswami’s virtually shutting the doors on Panneerselvam and another expelled leader T T V Dinakaran came on a day when deposed party leader V K Sasikala and Sengottaiyan batted for reunification of AIADMK factions before the 2026 polls.
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has ruled out the possibility of re-induction of expelled leaders like O Panneerselvam, saying those who ‘betrayed’ the party have no place in it.
This comes amid calls for reunification from some leaders, including veteran K A Sengottaiyan.
He also praised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, saying it ‘protected the AIADMK government (in 2017) when some persons tried to topple it’.
Palaniswami’s virtually shutting the doors on Panneerselvam and another expelled leader T T V Dinakaran came on a day when deposed party leader V K Sasikala and Sengottaiyan batted for reunification of AIADMK factions before the 2026 polls.
Referring to reports in a section of media that claimed he was meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss AIADMK’s internal issues, he said such news was reported after the party postponed the ongoing campaign schedule in Dharmapuri due to forecast of heavy rains.
With fissures in the AIADMK, the ruling DMK would be laughing all the way to bank .