Former Chief Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss was in the habit of switching alliances for every election. He described Dr. Ramadoss as a Vedanthangal bird that comes in search of water and leaves after the water dries up.
On Saturday, Mr. Palaniswami formally introduced AIADMK Salem parliamentary constituency candidate P. Vignesh before party functionaries at the AIADMK party office near Omalur.
Speaking to reporters, the AIADMK leader said that Dr. Ramadoss was used to switching alliances for every election. “In an interview, Mr. Ramadoss had given zero marks for the BJP government and now has forged an alliance with them. In the 2019 parliamentary elections and the 2021 assembly elections, the PMK was in the AIADMK alliance, and we were unable to win those elections. As far as the AIADMK is concerned, it is not dependent on alliances. AIADMK welcomes parties into the alliance, and if they do not come, the AIADMK has no problem contesting alone. My party has lasted over 50 years and it has provided several welfare schemes to the people over the 30 years of rule,” Mr. Palaniswami said.
