EPS all the way, OPS left isolated
It is all the way Edappadi K Palaniswami’s show at the AIADMK general council meeting, which also saw very few takers for party coordinator O Panneerselvam, who was isolated with his few supporters.
Though Panneerselvam was against conducting general council meeting, he was one of the early birds to arrive at the meeting venue.
However, despite being late to the meeting Palaniswami received a rousing welcome from his supporters along the roadside and as well as, inside the meeting hall. Party functionaries also showed placards inviting Palaniswami to be party’s permanent general secretary.
“We want our leader to be the general secretary to set right the party, which is currently weak in all aspects,” K Govindarajan, AIADMK
cadre attached to Avadi zone said. Police security personnel had a tough time regulating the traffic on the main road. A policeman, posted near the meeting venue, said, “The crowd have started coming from Thursday early morning and by around 10 am there was no space on the road.”
Senior party leader B Valarmathi cheered the crowd by recollecting the late MGR song, which indicates that a leader would emerge definitely.
Former law minister CVe Shanmugham,
who was visibly emotional, raised his voice while representing council members’ plea to reject all the resolutions.
When Panneerselvam was about to move out of the venue soon after the resolutions were rejected, a cadre suddenly hurled a drinking water bottle at OPS. However, it fell near him. It was also reported that the tyre of Panneerselvam’s vehicle was punctured at the venue.
Once Panneerselvam left the venue, the AIADMK council members presented a silver crown and a silver knife to Palaniswami to honor him.
BJP leaders meet EPS and OPS
A few hours after the AIADMK general council meeting, BJP state unit president K Annamalai along with senior leader CT Ravi called on Palaniswami here to seek support for the NDA’s Presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu. They also visited OPS at his residence and sought support.