Rajya Sabha MP Dharmar, Panneerselvam’s associate, meets Palaniswami

The AIADMK’s Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) R. Dharmar, who was till present successful the campy of erstwhile coordinator O. Panneerselvam, on Saturday (January 24, 2026) met the enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

The gathering was a “courtesy call,” according to the party’s release.  In June 2022,  the information of Mr. Dharmar arsenic 1 of the party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha predetermination triggered a clash betwixt the groups of Mr Palaniswami and Panneerselvam, yet starring to the expulsion of the erstwhile coordinator on with 3 of his colleagues, R. Vaithilingam, P.H. Manoj Pandian and J.C.D. Prabhakar the pursuing month. 

Mr. Dharmar, who held the station of Ramanathapuram territory caput of the AIADMK successful 2016, aboriginal became the chairperson of Mudukulathur panchayat union.  In 2017, erstwhile Mr Panneerselvam undertook the “Dharma Yudham’‘ run against the “domination of the household of erstwhile interim wide caput V.K. Sasikala” successful the affairs of the organisation, the MP was instrumental successful organising a gathering successful his territory for Mr. Panneerselvam, erstwhile the AIADMK coordinator successful 2017.

A fig of functionaries successful the Panneerselvam campy joined the Dravidian major, the merchandise added.