Gen secy post will be revived in July 11 meet: Viswanathan

The AIADMK’s July 11 General Council meeting would revive the erstwhile top post of general secretary and Edappadi K Palaniswami is set to be elected to the highest position, AIADMK leader Natham R Viswanathan said here on Sunday.

The post of general secretary, which had full powers during the times of party founder MG Ramachandran and his successor late J Jayalalithaa, would be revived by way of passing a resolution in the General Council meeting, Viswanathan, a former Minister, told reporters.

Earlier, ex-Rajya Sabha member and senior AIADMK leader R Vaithilingam, who is a supporter of O

Panneerselvam said that the General

Council meeting will not take place unless it was signed and called by both the coordinator and the joint coordinator. He also claimed that there would not be any single leadership in the party as the rules already mentioned clearly that there is no creation of party’s general secretary post so far.

Viswanathan accused Vaithilingam of trying to spread ‘wrong information’ in respect to GC meeting. Seeking to rebut Vaithilingam, Viswanathan said the GC meeting, that is scheduled for July 11, is legally valid and in accordance with laws and party bye-laws.

Nobody could stop the meeting which is legally valid and all the resolutions that are scheduled to be adopted would come into force, Viswanathan, a Palaniswami loyalist said.

The senior AIADMK leader also ruled out the media reports that the AIADMK’s General Council meeting would be held ‘online.’

The former minister claimed that “99 per cent of the party General Council members are with Palaniswami. Panneerselvam has only one per cent backing and therefore the meeting will be successful.”

Earlier, he, along with several former ministers, including Dindigul C Sreenivasan, P Thangamani and SP Velumani, reviewed preparations to conduct the GC meet on the sprawling premises of a marriage hall on the outskirts of the city.

Over 2,500 GC members, top party office-bearers are set to take part in the GC meeting on July 11.

Seeking to rebut R Vaithilingam, Viswanathan said the GC meeting on July 11 is legally valid and in accordance with laws and party bye-laws