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The AIADMK office at Ashok Nagar in Pudukkottai was locked, allegedly by the faction led by erstwhile Minister C. Vijayabaskar, to forestall the introduction of the recently appointed territory caput and his supporters connected Thursday (May 14, 2026). The constabulary brought the bureau nether choky security.
The stand-off occurred aft Mr. Vijayabaskar, who has been elected to the Assembly from Viralimalai for the 4th consecutive time, was removed from the enactment posts of Pudukkottai North District caput and organising caput by enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Wednesday for supporting the assurance question moved by the TVK authorities successful the Assembly.
V. Palanivel, who was appointed the Pudukottai North District secretary, came to the bureau with his supporters aft garlanding the statues of precocious Chief Ministers C.N. Annadurai and M.G. Ramachandran. But they could not participate the bureau arsenic it was locked.
The constabulary anticipated occupation and placed barricades.
Tension prevailed for immoderate clip earlier some groups dispersed aft talks with the police. Mr. Palanivel later submitted a petition to the Superintendent of Police, seeking extortion for performing his regular enactment astatine the enactment office, sources said.
