Singai Ramachandran quits AIADMK; Velumani, Viswanathan absent at meeting chaired by Palaniswami
Singai G. Ramachandran has resigned from the AIADMK students' wing following a party meeting in Chennai. His departure coincides with the notable absence of senior leaders S.P. Velumani and Natham R. Viswanathan from meetings chaired by Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
Why it matters
The resignation and internal absences highlight ongoing factional tensions and leadership challenges within the AIADMK party structure.
Secretary of the AIADMK students’ wing Singai G. Ramachandran quit the party on Thursday evening, a few hours after he took part in a party meeting in Chennai. He announced his decision to quit the party on social media. Mr. Ramachandran was not available for a comment.
Former Ministers and party’s deputy general secretaries S.P. Velumani and Natham R. Viswanathan were among the senior AIADMK leaders, who were absent for the meeting chaired by party’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami in the party’s head office.
An informed source said Mr. Ramachandran, who is an office-bearer in the party’s student wing, took part in the meeting chaired by Mr. Palaniswami on Thursday and he was asked to wind up his speech when he spoke. The source said some functionaries think they were above others.
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