In a dramatic announcement, Rajya Sabha MP Vaithilingam told the media and AIADMK members gathered at the party headquarters in Chennai that general secretary VK Sasikala would be expelled from the party.
Vaithilingam added that the General Council would be convened soon and Sasikala would be removed from the post.
This was one of the primary demands of the O Panneerselvam’s faction for a merger. On 21 August, though OPS was supposed to reach the AIADMK office at noon, the merger was delayed by several hours as no assurance had come from Palaniswami’s side.
Though the demand of expelling Sasikala seems to have been met, it was a tame end to the dramatic rebellion launched by former Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam six months ago.
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