States »SoutPosted at: Jun 14 2021 4:06PM Sasi's sinister design to capture AIADMK will not succeed : OPS, EPS
Chennai, June 14 (UNI) The AIADMK in Tamil Nadu today hit out
at its expelled interim General Secretary V K Sasikala and said
her sinister design to capture the party, will not succeed, even
as 16 AIADMK cadres, who were in touch with her, were expelled
from the party.
A resolution adopted at the AIADMK legislature party meeting here
today said ''some people, who are out to malign the party, are
spreading a venomous net in a bid to capture the party''.
The resolution moved by former Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator
O Panneerselvam and seconded by Co-coordinator and former CM
Edappadi K Palaniswami, while making it clear that there was no place
for Sasikala, who was the close-aide of late leader J Jayalalithaa in
the AIADMK, also sent out a message all is well within in the party
and there was no differences between them.
Recalling Ms Sasikala's statement ahead of the Assembly polls that
she has decided to keep away from politics, it said she had been
enacting a drama by daily releasing audio clips in TV channels,
hinting her return to politics and claiming to capture the party to gain
political prominence following the AIADMK's performance in the elections''.
Stating that the AIADMK, which had grown due to the sacrifices made
by two great leaders (Founder MGR and J Jayalalithaa) will remain
in history as a massive people's movement and will not get destroyed
itself for the whims and fancies of one family, it said.
Recalling the joint statement issued by them last month warning
of stringent action against those violating party discipline,
the two leaders said all those who were in touch with Sasikala
in the series of audio clips will face disciplinary action for
violating party discipline and for acting in a manner that
brought disrepute to the party.
Soon after the meeting adopted a reoslution, the two leaders
issued a joint statement expelling party spokesman V Pugalendhi
and 15 others, including former Minister M Anandan and former
MP V K Chinnasamy from the primary membership of the party.
They said these party members, representing various districts,
were expelled from the party from today onwards and urged the
AIADMK cadres not to have any links with them.
In another release, the two leaders also expelled Theni district
functionary AKM Azhagarsamy from the party for alleging putting
out posters against Mr Palaniswami and hailing Mr Panneerselvam,
triggering rumours of some differences between Mr OPS and EPS.
However, by expelling him, the two leaders cleared the air that
all is well between them.
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