Sasikala announces her party’s name: All India Puratchi Thaliavar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

V.K. Sasikala, the erstwhile interim wide caput of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), announced her enactment would beryllium known arsenic All India Puratchi Thaliavar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AIPTMMK), connected Friday (March 13, 2026).

Earlier connected February 24, she unveiled the party’s emblem astatine a nationalist gathering successful Kamuthi of Ramanathapuram district. 

Ms Sasikala clarified the enactment had been launched by a follower of the AIADMK’s laminitis M.G. Ramachandran (popularly MGR) and erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. She [Ms. Sasikala] had associated herself with it, which had been assigned the awesome of “coconut grove.” Her organisation would align itself with like-minded parties during the Assembly election, she told journalists successful Chennai.

Kaliammal joins AIADMK

Meanwhile, Kaliammal, a salient erstwhile functionary of the Naam Tamilar Katchi joined the AIADMK successful the beingness of the enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami successful Chennai.