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AIADMK rebel MLA P.H. Manoj Pandian joined the ruling DMK connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025) successful the beingness of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin astatine the Anna Arivalayam, the office of the DMK.
Mr. Pandian, the lad of erstwhile Speaker P.H. Pandian, belongs to the faction led by erstwhile Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam.
His defection is seen arsenic setback to Mr. Panneerselvam, who precocious gained the enactment of K.A. Sengottaiyan, a elder person and MLA, who was portion of the AIADMK headed by erstwhile Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
With Mr. Pandian voluntarily giving up rank of the AIADMK, helium tin nary longer clasp his existent Assembly membership, arsenic per provisions of the Representation of People Act.
Mr. Pandian, a lawyer by training, was elected from Alangulam Assembly constituency successful Tenkasi district. In 2021, helium represented the Cheranmahadevi Constituency, which besides elected his begetter 4 times since 1977. He was besides the AIADMK’s Rajya Sabha subordinate betwixt 2010 and 2016.
DMK wide caput Duraimurugan, the party’s Parliamentary Party person Kanimozhi, and erstwhile Speaker V. Avudaiyappan were present.
