AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday (January 29, 2026) rejected an offer from expelled party coordinator O. Panneerselvam to rejoin the parent organisation. “There is no place for Mr. Panneerselvam in the party,” Mr. Palaniswami said while addressing the media in Salem. “I have clarified on several occasions that Mr. Panneerselvam was removed from the party based on a unanimous resolution passed against him at the AIADMK general council meeting for betraying the party.” Also Read |O. Panneerselvam: Friendless in Dravidian politics When asked whether Mr. Panneerselvam could be accommodated in the AIADMK-led NDA as a constituent, he said, “We cannot speak about everything openly.” Earlier in the day, Mr. Panneerselvam, coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Workers’ Rights Retrieval Kazhagam, expressed his willingness to rejoin the AIADMK. He, however, said the ball was in the court of Mr. Palaniswami.
Published: January 29, 2026 4:41 pm
Source: The Hindu — Read original