The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list next week a plea by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's ousted leader O. Panneerselvam challenging his expulsion from the party in a recently held General Council meeting.
"I am the co-ordinator of the party. I am the treasurer and a primary member. They are expelling me," senior advocate Guru Krishnakumar submitted during an oral mentioning for an early listing of the case before Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana.
The Supreme Court had earlier stayed a Madras High Court order restraining the AIADMK General Council from taking any decision on the party's leadership question. This had signalled the turning of the tide against Mr. Panneerselvam and in favour of his former party colleague Edappadi Palaniswami, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
