Sengottaiyan celebrates Jaya birth anniversary in Erode

Erode: Senior AIADMK leaders K A Sengottaiyan and P Thangamani chose to celebrate party icon J Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary in Erode and Namakkal districts respectively on Monday.
Sengottaiyan paid floral tributes to Jayalalithaa and gave away welfare measures to people in Erode. When reporters asked Sengottaiyan about his choice to participate in celebrations in Erode instead of celebrations organised at AIADMK headquarters, he said usually leaders and cadres assemble at the headquarters in Chennai for paying homage during death anniversaries. Birth anniversaries are joyous occasions which shall be celebrated at as many places as possible across the state, he said.
He said that based on instructions from the AIADMK general secretary, a public meeting would be organised in Erode on Feb 25. With the blessings of party founder M G Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, AIADMK would come back to power in 2026. "AIADMK is an unshakable force," he said.
When asked about AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami's statement that wolf and lamb cannot coexist, Sengottaiyan evaded a direct reply. "You should ask him (EPS) about his statement," he said.
Thangamani, who gave away welfare measures in the morning, pulled the golden chariot at Namakkal Anjaneya temple in the evening. He too said AIADMK under the leadership of EPS would win the 2026 assembly election.