Palaniswami offers olive branch to dissidents
Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the AIADMK general secretary, has reached out to dissidents within his party for dialogue. He criticized the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government for attempting to undermine the AIADMK through power-sharing offers. Palaniswami emphasized the importance of addressing internal party issues through discussion and denied any alliance with the DMK.
- ▪Palaniswami appealed to dissidents for talks to resolve internal party issues.
- ▪He accused the TVK government of attempting to undermine the AIADMK through horse-trading.
- ▪Palaniswami denied reports of an alliance between the AIADMK and DMK.
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The AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday appealed to dissidents in his party for talks.Accusing the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government of having “stabbed in the back” of the AIADMK by resorting to “horse-trading;” luring a section of the party leaders with “offers of [sharing] power” and having attempted to wean away some functionaries of the party from the organisation, Mr Palaniswami, who called the TVK regime a “puppet regime,” said: “all parties have issues. If our party is having issues, let us discuss them and iron them out. through discussion. “ He contended that the TVK government would not last long.
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