Top AIADMK chief Ok Palaniswami was on Monday unanimously elected chief of the legislature celebration after a couple of three-hour meet right here and he’s all set to change into the Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The assembly of the newly-elected MLAs to elect the legislature celebration chief, the second inside three days, reportedly noticed exchanges on who ought to lead the celebration in the House with one part pitching for Palaniswami and the opposite for coordinator O Panneerselvam.
Eventually, the celebration introduced in an announcement that Palaniswami was elected chief of the legislature celebration. In a joint assertion, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam mentioned the election was unanimous. Later, celebration leaders known as on Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary Ok Srinivasan and handed over a letter on Palaniswami’s election.
The MLAs meet on May 7 right here ended with out deciding on who needs to be legislature celebration chief because the consensus constructing train didn’t apparently succeed. For some time as we speak, when the legislators assembly was in progress on the celebration headquarters, social media was abuzz claiming that one other chief, former Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal’s title was being thought-about to overcome variations.
In view of the gathering of MLAs, the AIADMK headquarters and the neighborhood had been teeming with cadres and there have been some wall posters hailing Panneerselvam and asking him to ‘change into’ the chief of opposition. Supporters of Palaniswami might seen round assured of his election by advantage of his ‘sturdy work’ for the celebration.
Interestingly, some wallposters shut to the celebration workplace praised V Ok Sasikala because the ‘everlasting common secretary’, and wished her to assume the ‘high management’ of the celebration. She and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran had been faraway from the celebration in 2017. The AIADMK gained a complete of 66 Assembly segments out of the full 234, and the result additionally proved that the western area, the house turf of Palaniswami continued to be a stronghold of the celebration.
In southern Tamil Nadu, Theni district being the native of Panneerselvam, the celebration noticed its archrival DMK beating it convincingly. Factors reminiscent of these reportedly stood Palaniswami in good stead. Palaniswami was the chief minister for 4 years between 2017 and 2021 whereas Panneerselvam assumed workplace as deputy chief minister in 2017 after the factions led by the 2 leaders merged.
The celebration occasion witnessed deployment of a posse of policemen in the realm and several other police personnel had been seen with protecting, riot shields and helmets. As celebration employees swelled in the neighbourhood, some personnel with megaphones reminded individuals on COVID-19 pointers. In 2006, when DMK captured energy and AIADMK misplaced the Assembly polls, Panneerselvam was the chief of opposition for a really brief time after which, late celebration supremo J Jayalalithaa grew to become the chief of opposition..
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