The ruling AIADMK (Amma), which is hopeful of an early reunion with the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma), appears to remain unfazed by the public meeting conducted by its ‘sidelined’ deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran in Melur.
R. Vaithilingam, one of the organising secretaries of the AIADMK (Amma), said that compared to the original expectations of the organisers of the Melur event with regard to the participation of legislators, the number of MLAs who took part was much lower. “[By taking part in the meeting], some legislators may have been temporarily carried away. But, this need not be viewed as something that would pose a threat to the existence of the present government as none of the legislators want the regime to collapse,” he pointed out.
Finance Minister D. Jayakumar said there may have been some “minor issues” with the AIADMK (PTA), “which happen among siblings.” He added that a “formula” is being worked out to thrash out all the differences.
Going by media reports on Monday’s meeting between Mr. Panneerselvam and Prime Minister Modi, the Finance Minister saw a “positive signal” from the development.