The AIADMK head office at Royapettah in Chennai, which was sealed by revenue authorities on July 11 following violence, was unlocked on Thursday. The keys to the premises were handed over to the camp led by interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, following a direction from the Madras High Court.
Shortly before 11 a.m., Tahsildar (Mylapore) T. Jagajivan Ram handed over the keys to P. Mahalingam, manager of the party headquarters, in the presence of former Law Minister and Villupuram district secretary C.Ve. Shanmugam. Earlier, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) (South)/Sub Divisional Magistrate, South Chennai, K. Sai Vardini, issued an order based on the High Court’s ruling.
On Wednesday, the High Court held that Mr. Palaniswami was entitled to take possession of the party headquarters.