AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam on Monday complained to the Election Commission against the manner in which his party’s June 23 general council (GC)’s meeting was held and the way in which the June 27 meeting of the headquarters’ office-bearers was called.
In a nine-page representation addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. Panneerselvam, who is at loggerheads with party co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami over the issue of the proposed replacement of “dual leadership” in the party with “single leadership,” gave an account of events leading to the general council’s meeting, apart from how the meeting was held.
He contended that though he and the co-coordinator [Mr. Palaniswami] had approved the draft of 23 resolutions to be adopted by the GC and the Division Bench of the Madras High Court had restrained the general council from adopting any motion other than the aforementioned 23, a motion, proposed by the co-coordinator and seconded by organisation secretary D. Jayakumar, was adopted regarding the election of the party’s presidium chairman [Tamilmagan Hussain]. The resolution in question was “in clear violation” of the Court’s order. It had not been intimated to him [Mr. Panneerselvam], who was the coordinator, and “no approval” had been granted for the motion.
