The group led by the AIADMK’s expelled coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, on Friday defended the meeting between its leader and AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran.
In a statement, R. Vaithilingam, Orathanadu MLA and joint coordinator of the Panneerselvam group, said the meeting was aimed at transforming the AIADMK from a “people’s movement” into a “movement of cadre”. Labelling AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami as a betrayer and accusing him of taking the party on the path of destruction, Mr. Vaithilingam said Mr. Palaniswami’s remarks on the meeting were “laughable” as the Tiruchi conference, held by the Panneerselvam group in late April, had marked a “turning point” in the party’s history.
