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P.M. Mannan, erstwhile DMK Madurai Deputy Mayor and protagonist of erstwhile Union Minister M.K. Alagiri, connected Tuesday joined the AIADMK successful the beingness of enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami successful Chennai.
Mr. Mannan has been a staunch protagonist of Mr. Alagiri. He was expelled from the DMK alongside Mr. Alagiri successful 2014. He was the Deputy Mayor of Madurai betwixt 2006 and 2011. He was seen astatine the day enactment of Mr. Alagiri successful Madurai connected January 30. Sources said Mr. Mannan’s attempts to rejoin the DMK did not fructify, truthful helium chose to articulation the rival AIADMK. Mr. Mannan and his supporters joined the AIADMK aft gathering Mr. Palaniswami successful the beingness of AIADMK Madurai municipality portion territory caput K. Raju.
Rumours were rife that DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin would sojourn his elder member Mr. Alagiri to greet him connected his day connected January 30. However, that did not hap to the disappointment of Mr. Alaigiri’s supporters, who wanted to revive their governmental beingness with the DMK.
