The AIADMK’s expelled leader, O. Panneerselvam, has contended before the Madras High Court that he cannot be restrained from using the party flag, symbol and letterhead, when a civil suit filed by him challenging his expulsion from the party is still pending in the High Court.
“The merits of the July 11, 2022 decision of the party’s general council in resolving to expel me and my followers is necessarily a matter for trial,” he said. So far the High Court had refused to pass only interim orders in his favour in the suit filed last year. Even this refusal had been challenged in the Supreme Court and the matter is expected to be heard shortly, he said.
In such circumstances, Mr. Panneerselvam contended, a single judge ought not have granted an interim injunction on November 7, 2023 against his use of the flag, symbol and letterhead. The interim injunction had caused great prejudice to him and his supporters, he said.
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