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AIADMK leaders blame EPS for defeats, seek reinstatement
Senior AIADMK leaders Natham R Viswanathan and SP Velumani have blamed general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for the party’s defeats in the 2021 and 2026 Assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha…
The Story in Brief
Senior AIADMK leaders Natham R Viswanathan and SP Velumani have blamed general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for the party’s defeats in the 2021 and 2026 Assembly polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In a joint statement on Sunday, they attributed the losses to his flawed political strategies and urged him to reinstate over 400 functionaries removed after the Assembly elections.
The leaders, who had rejected the new post of deputy general secretary offered by Palaniswami, also repeated their demand for the return of VK Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran to the AIADMK. They accused Palaniswami of rejecting alliance opportunities, including a personal request from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for 2021, and of acting unilaterally, which they said cost the party seats and pushed candidates into third place.
The Indian Opinion
The AIADMK’s internal feud is now out in the open, with both sides trading blame for electoral losses. But the narrative that only Palaniswami’s decisions caused the defeats ignores the party’s own structural weaknesses and the rising challenge from the TVK. The test will be whether the dissidents can convert public criticism into a realignment of power within the party, or whether this remains a battle of egos with no electoral payoff. How many of the 47 MLAs actually back this revolt will be the number to watch.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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