Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his deputy O. Panneerselvam led the party cadres in celebrating the 46th founding day of the AIADMK.
Both Mr. Panneerselvam and Mr. Palaniswami, who are convenor and joint convenor of the AIADMK, garlanded a statue of party founder M.G. Ramachandran, and paid floral tributes to a portrait of late CM J Jayalalithaa, a release said. The two leaders also unfurled the party flag on the occasion.
Celebrations were held at the AIADMK headquarters here, where several hundreds of functionaries and supporters converged under the two leaders.
A general council meeting of the party on September 12, post the merger of EPS and OPS factions, had adopted a resolution to sack Sasikala as the AIADMK’s interim general secretary, besides deciding to annul all appointments made by her.
A charismatic actor, M. G. Ramachandran had floated the AIADMK in 1972, following his expulsion from the DMK in the wake of differences with its chief M Karunanidhi.
Meanwhile, the Dhinakaran camp has announced holding a series of public meetings today, and then again from October 20 to 26, under its senior functionaries, including some of the disqualified MLAs.
