AIADMK cadre in Theni burst crackers, distribute sweets; say bad time has started for DMK with OPS’s entry

The AIADMK cadre successful Theni territory celebrated their expelled coordinator O Panneerselvam joining the rival DMK connected Friday by bursting crackers and distributing sweets, saying it was bully riddance.

As the quality of Mr. Panneerselvam joining the ruling DMK reached his autochthonal Theni district, the AIADMK enactment functionaries, led by elder person S.T.K Jakkayyan and others, burst crackers successful galore parts of the territory and said “bad clip has begun for DMK” and it would beryllium each bully and a emergence for the absorption AIADMK.

Thanking AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami for his “assertive decision” not to entertain Mr. Panneerselvam backmost into the party, the functionaries said aft holding the station of Chief Minister thrice during the AIADMK authorities and holding cardinal positions successful the party, the existent colour of Mr. Panneerselvam has present been exposed.

“A loyal AIADMK cadre would ne'er person dreamt to articulation the DMK, which was opposed bony and nail by the enactment laminitis MGR and his successor Amma Jayalalithaa. This [upcoming Assembly] predetermination would beryllium capable to enactment a afloat halt to his governmental vocation arsenic radical would disregard him for having joined the DMK,” a functionary said.

In Madurai, erstwhile curate and AIADMK MLA R.B. Udayakumar said the AIADMK is becoming stronger time by day. The determination of Mr. Panneerselvam has lone vindicated the basal of the AIADMK, which had expelled him 3 years ago. Claiming to retrieve the AIADMK party, Mr. Panneerselvam has coiled up and joined the DMK. “This showed helium had neither immoderate followers nor radical trusted him,” the elder person said.

Another elder person and MLA V.V. Rajan Chellappa said Mr. Panneerselvam is not a gangly person with large pursuing oregon wide appeal. By joining the DMK, it whitethorn beryllium an vantage lone for him and not for the party, helium added.

A erstwhile MP from confederate districts said Mr. Panneerselvam, who was considered a elder person successful Tamil Nadu and respected for his loyalty successful the AIADMK, had washed them disconnected successful a azygous determination by joining the DMK. “Wait and watch, helium volition beryllium defeated successful Bodinayakkanur Assembly constituency, if helium gets a summons from the DMK,” helium said.