TN Deputy CM O Panneerselvam’s Brother O Raja Expelled from AIADMK

Raja has been removed from AIADMK “for having acted against the party’s principles, and for bringing disrepute.”

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s brother O Raja was expelled from the AIADMK and removed from primary membership of the party on Wednesday, 19 December.

Raja has been removed from AIADMK “for having acted against the party’s principles and ideologies, and for bringing disrepute to the party,” reported ANI. All the posts and powers he held in AIADMK have also been taken away.

A statement regarding O Raja’s expulsion, signed by Panneerselvam and Chief Minister E Palaniswami, was posted on AIADMK’s official Twitter account on Wednesday.