The war of words between the AIADMK groups, led by coordinator O. Panneerselvam and co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami, continued on Friday.
The Panneerselvam camp fielded Theni district secretary and former MP S.P.M. Syed Khan to rebut the charges levelled by Mr. Palaniswami against Mr. Panneerselvam.
Accusing the co-coordinator of being responsible for the present state of affairs in the party, Mr. Khan said that during the Assembly election last year, Mr. Palaniswami was focussed only on the party candidates in the western region and “neglected” those fielded elsewhere, leading to their defeat.