The two factions of the AIADMK, lead by Edappadi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, have finally merged, isolating VK Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran.
Even as the merger was delayed by a few hours, and both camps went back and forth, Dhinakaran had a parallel meeting at his Adyar residence in Chennai.
Seventeen MLAs took part in TTV’s meeting, making his faction a formidable one.