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C.Ve. Shanmugham rebuts AIADMK whip’s charge that district secretaries are to be blamed for party’s election debacle

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C.Ve. Shanmugham rebuts AIADMK whip’s charge that district secretaries are to be blamed for party’s election debacle
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AIADMK leader C. Ve. Shanmugam has publicly challenged party whip 'Agri' S.S. Krishnamurthy's claims regarding the causes of the party's recent election defeat. Shanmugam questioned the leadership of Edappadi K. Palaniswami and suggested that the party's electoral strategy and alliances were the primary factors in their poor performance.

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This internal conflict reflects significant instability and power struggles within the AIADMK, a major political force in Tamil Nadu.

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Senior AIADMK rebel leader and former Law Minister C. Ve. Shanmugam on Monday (August 10, 2026) rebutted the criticism of the party’s whip in the Assembly, ‘Agri’ S.S. Krishnamurthy, that the blame for the party’s debacle in the Assembly election should rest with the district secretaries.

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