The marathon deliberations initiated on Friday for the merger of EPS-OPS camps failed to make any headway as the two factions could not resolve their differences over certain crucial issues.
Panneerselvam also ruled out the possibility of the AIADMK factions merging, saying the seven-member panel constituted by his faction to hold merger talks had been dissolved.
The Panneerselvam camp wants Sasikala, her nephew and party’s deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and their family members ousted from the party and a CBI probe into Jayalalithaa's death before the merger talks begin.
Days after the two factions of AIADMK announced panels for the merger talk, both sides today blamed each other for the delay in taking the proposal forward.
Delhi Police on Wednesday night served Dinakaran summons at his Chennai residence over his alleged attempt to bribe Election Commission officials in a case related to the party's frozen poll symbol.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar on Tuesday night announced that AIADMK ministers had decided to keep Sasikala, Dinakaran and their family members out of the party.
The AIADMK on Tuesday announced that its General Secretary V K Sasikala and her family including nephew and deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran will be kept away from the party affairs as well as from the Tamil Nadu government.
Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam has now said that he was ready to unite the AIADMK provided the ‘family of Sasikala is kept out of the party’.
According to party sources, an MLA from Sasikala camp, who was on board the INS Chennai, said there are likely to be formal meetings on the matter later today.
The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest the son and brother of former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam till April 17.
The bypoll to RK Nagar assembly constituency is scheduled on April 12. The seat fell vacant after the former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death on December 5.
Both the factions want to contest the April 12 RK Nagar assembly bypoll on the AIADMK symbol and have fielded their respective candidates. March 23 is the last date of filing nominations for the byelection.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam began a one-day hunger strike today demanding a judicial enquiry into the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that only people of Tamil Nadu will decide whether the victory of the Palanisami government in the trust vote today was “valid or not.”
The O Panneerselvan camp in Tamil Nadu has demanded secret ballot on Saturday when the motion of confidence is moved in the assembly.
Tamil Nadu today got a new Chief Minister after V K Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn-in by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.
Vowing to continue his fight to resist one family’s control over the AIADMK, Tamil Nadu’s outgoing Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that ‘his ‘dharma yuddh’ will continue until Amma’s (Jayalalithaa) rule is re-established in the state’.
AIADMK's legislature party leader Edapadi K. Palanisamy on Wednesday evening again met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao with a fresh list of legislators supporting him.
In an apparent big to garner support for carertaker CM O Pannerselvam, to leaders from the OPS camp are likely to visit the private resort where party MLAs loyal to VK Sasikala are put up.
Tamil Nadu’s caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today hailed the Supreme Court verdict convicting AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala that stops her from contesting polls for nearly 10 years.
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