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AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Sunday described expelled seasoned and erstwhile Gobichettipalayam MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan, without naming him, arsenic a idiosyncratic who had “betrayed the enactment [AIADMK]” and launched a scathing onslaught connected the latter, who joined histrion Vijay’s TVK past week.
Addressing a nationalist gathering successful Gobichettipalayam arsenic portion of his Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom tour, helium asked: “One idiosyncratic who had been the MLA of this constituency approached you seeking votes. But did helium inquire you earlier resigning?” He urged radical not to worry, assuring them that erstwhile the AIADMK returned to power, Gobichettipalayam would beryllium made the “best constituency” successful the State.
Mr. Palaniswami blamed Mr. Sengottaiyan for abstaining from the felicitation lawsuit organised by assorted farmers’ associations successful Annur for implementing the Avinashi–Athikadavu Project earlier this year., Mr. Palaniswami said: “Many governmental parties took part, but the constituency’s ain MLA did not participate, claiming that photographs of erstwhile Chief Ministers M.G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa were omitted from the backdrop. He behaved similar an Opposition MLA by boycotting the event.”
Pointing retired that the erstwhile MLA, who claimed to “speak openly,” had issued a 10-day ultimatum to the enactment precocious bid seeking the re-induction of a fewer persons removed from the party, Mr. Palaniswami asked, “How tin we judge that? Since helium was a senior, helium was relieved lone from enactment responsibilities.” The erstwhile MLA went to the Muthuramalinga Thevar Jayanthi celebrations and met radical [V.K. Sasikala, O. Panneerselvam and T.T.V. Dhinakaran] who were removed from the enactment done wide assembly resolutions. “We respected him, but helium acted against the council’s resolution. Hence, aft consultations, helium was expelled from the party. Whoever betrays the enactment — God volition woody with them,” Mr. Palaniswami said.
Continuing his attack, Mr. Palaniswami said the erstwhile MLA successful question was present with different enactment and wished him well. Referrring to Mr. Sengottaiyan’s remarks that the TVK would supply “clean governance”, Mr. Palaniswami posed: “He was a Minister nether MGR, Jayalalithaa, and during my tenure [as Chief Minister]. Did we not supply bully governance?”. Alleged that his basal changed arsenic his ‘towel’ (party affiliation) changed, helium said the enactment (AIADMK) cannot beryllium destroyed, arsenic it is antiauthoritarian and does not beryllium connected immoderate individual, including himself, but connected lakhs of cadre.
The enactment volition flooded each challenges and the triumph solemnisation for the 2026 Assembly predetermination volition instrumentality spot successful Gobichettipalayam, helium said.
Reiterating that helium continues to beryllium a farmer, Mr. Palaniswami challenged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to articulation him successful the fields to find “who the existent husbandman is.” He said helium inspected waterlogged areas successful the delta portion careless of whether helium was successful powerfulness oregon successful the Opposition. “But the Chief Minister went to ticker a movie for 3 hours.” Rotten crops were shown to Mr. Stalin connected a tray astatine Fort St. George alternatively of the Chief Minister visiting the fields, helium alleged.
The constabulary said S. Arjunan, 43, of Kondayampalayam successful T.N. Palayam died aft fainting during the gathering addressed by Mr. Palaniswami connected Sunday. Volunteers and enactment workers rushed to his aid. He was taken to the hospital, but doctors declared him dormant connected arrival. An enquiry is on.
Tributes to Janaki Ramachandran
Earlier successful the day, Mr. Palaniswami paid tributes to precocious person and erstwhile Tamil Nadu Chief Minister V.N. Janaki Ramachandran connected the juncture of her commencement anniversary. In a societal media post, helium recalled the contributions of the archetypal pistillate Chief Minister of the State for the payment of the enactment and hailed “her sacrifice for the unity of the party.”
