Double Bypoll Blow, Fresh Rebellion: AIADMK Heavyweights Plot Next Move Against Palaniswami
Dissident leaders are weighing a separate Assembly bloc and renewed efforts to bring back expelled figures after the party finished third in two byelections.
- On Monday, dissident AIADMK leaders including Velumani, Shanmugam, Natham Viswanathan, Thangamani, and Anbalagan met in Chennai to assess options following the party's recent by-election losses.
- The AIADMK finished third in both Maduranthakam Assembly and Dharapuram Assembly by-elections on October 6, losing constituencies it had won during the April Assembly elections.
- Palaniswami faces continued internal dissatisfaction, with the faction having failed to secure backing from 32 MLAs to challenge his leadership, according to sources.
- Leaders are now considering calling for a General Council meeting to challenge party direction, advocating consolidation of factions and potential return of TTV Dhinakaran to the AIADMK.
- Instability persists within the AIADMK as the group continues holding talks with MLAs, including those allegedly considering joining the Joseph Vijay-led TVK.
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Fresh trouble for AIADMK; rebel MLAs weigh separate Assembly group as rift widens
AIADMK dissident leaders met in Chennai after the bypoll defeats to assess the setback and plan their next move. The discussion signalled that the party's rift remains unresolved and could spill into the Assembly.
Bypolls defeat: Internal crisis resurfaces in AIADMK, dissident leaders hold meeting
Chennai, Oct 12 (PTI) The internal crisis in AIADMK resurfaced following the party’s recent defeat in byelections with the dissident leaders holding a meeting here on Monday. A section of MLAs, including former ministers S P Velumani, C Ve Shanmugam, Natham Viswanathan, and P Thangamani, who earlier rebelled against party leadership and voted in favour […]
In the last general election, the AIADMK had won both the Madhurantakam and Tarapuram constituencies. In this situation, the AIADMK lost to Thaveka in the by-elections and came in third place. Thaveka's capture of the two constituencies considered to be the strongholds of the AIADMK has caused further setbacks for the AIADMK. After Edappadi Palaniswami became the general secretary of the AIADMK, the consecutive defeats in several by-elections an…
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