Former MLA pickets former Minister’s house in Namakkal

Former AIADMK MLA of Namakkal, K.P.P. Baskar, who did not get a enactment summons this time, picketed erstwhile Minister P. Thangamani’s location present connected Saturday (March 28, 2026).

Mr. Baskar served arsenic an MLA doubly (2011 and 2016) and mislaid successful the Namakkal Assembly constituency in 2021. Expecting a summons this time, Mr. Baskar began his campaign last week. Meanwhile, the 2nd signifier of the AIADMK’s campaigner database was announced connected Friday evening, successful which, Sridevi P.S. Mohan was announced arsenic the campaigner for Namakkal Assembly constituency. 

Irked by this, supporters of Mr. Baskar gathered astatine his location connected Friday nighttime (March 27, 2026) and raised slogans against the AIADMK Namakkal territory caput P. Thangamani. They announced that 39 ward secretaries successful the Corporation and 4 national secretaries volition taxable their resignation to the party’s precocious bid if Mr. Baskar is not announced arsenic a candidate.

On Saturday, AIADMK functionaries, led by Mr. Baskar, went to Mr. Thangamani’s location astatine Pallipalayam, but helium was not location arsenic helium had not returned from Chennai.

Speaking to the reporters, Mr. Baskar alleged that Mr. Thangamani was acting similar an autocrat. He added that portion the protests announced by the party’s precocious bid would hap astatine the territory office successful each different district, successful Namakkal, the protests would beryllium held elsewhere. Mr. Baskar besides stated that for the past 4 years, Mr. Thangamani did not invitation Mr. Baskar oregon his supporters to immoderate enactment events.

“I americium elder to Mr. Thangamani successful politics. In each district, the enactment had divided districts but Namakkal and Mr. Thangamani is inactive territory caput for the full district,” helium stated. He added that himself and his supporters are not against the party’s precocious command. “The AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami had my sanction successful the candidates list. But Mr. Thangamani allegedly forced him and removed my sanction from the list,” Mr. Baskar said.

Later, Mr. Baskar and his supporters dispersed from Mr. Thangmani’s residence and gathered astatine a matrimony hallway and held discussions astir their adjacent move. 

When contacted, Mr. Thangamani was not disposable for comments.