In high drama ahead of the Erode (East) assembly bypoll scheduled to be held on February 27, O Panneerselvam on Saturday said that his faction would contest on the AIADMK s two-leaves symbol.
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"Without the two leaves symbol, the AIADMK is nothing, and it would not be in a position to take on the ruling DMK in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls," says Dhinakaran, General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who once launched the 'dharmayudham' to keep VK Sasikala and her family out of the AIADMK, is cozying up to her nephew TTV Dhinakaran, as the tussle for leadership of the party continues. The deposed coordinator, heading a small faction, hopes to consolidate Amma (late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa) loyalists to unify the