O.S. Manian denies Aadhav Arjuna’s claim on attempt to forge DMK-AIADMK alliance
O.S. Manian, a legislator from the AIADMK, denied claims made by Minister Aadhav Arjuna regarding a potential alliance with the DMK. Manian emphasized that the AIADMK's success in recent elections was due to their criticism of the previous DMK government. He also mentioned the participation of district secretaries in a recent meeting led by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
- ▪O.S. Manian denied claims of an AIADMK-DMK alliance made by Minister Aadhav Arjuna.
- ▪Manian stated that the AIADMK's electoral success was due to criticism of the DMK's governance.
- ▪A recent meeting led by Palaniswami saw significant attendance from district secretaries.
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Former Handlooms Minister and the AIADMK’s legislator from Vedaranyam, O.S. Manian, who is with the camp led by the general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday denied the claim of Minister for Public Works and Sports Development Aadhav Arjuna that the AIADMK and the DMK had tried to forge an alliance in the run-up to the formation of government in the State. He told journalists in Chennai that the AIADMK general secretary had, both inside and outside the legislature in the last five years, “highlighted vigorously the lapses” of the previous DMK regime on different issues such as law and order, the prevalence of drug menace and safety to women. This was why the party and its allies had won in 53 assembly constituencies.
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