AIADMK prime chief Ok Palaniswami on Friday asserted that the celebration’s stand is that V Ok Sasikala and her household don’t have any place in it and rebutted claims of variations with celebration coordinator O Panneerselvam. Denouncing the “bid to create confusion” in the party by leaking audio clips (in which Sasikala indicated that she would revive attempts to regain control of AIADMK), Palaniswami, the party co-coordinator, said such attempts would not succeed.
The former Chief Minister said he had no differences with his party colleague O Panneerselvam (OPS) “Sasikala is not a member of the AIADMK and has no links whatsoever to the party.I myself and AIADMK deputy coordinator K P Munuswamy have already made this amply clear,” he informed reporters on the celebration headquarters right here. The AIADMK chief additionally recalled that Sasikala herself had already introduced forward of the April 6 Assembly polls that she was opting to keep away from politics.
He stated the unanimous view of leaders, functionaries and cadres in any respect ranges was that Sasikala and her household don’t have any place in the AIADMK and this stand would proceed. Only primarily based on this conviction did the AIADMK face the April 6 meeting polls and was capable of ‘succeed’, he stated, apparently referring to the 75 seats his celebration and allies collectively gained out of the entire 234 segments, following a 10- 12 months stint in energy.
The AIADMK secured 66 seats, PMK and BJP 5 and 4 segments respectively in the polls. Palaniswami stated: “She (Sasikala) is interacting with Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam cadres (led by her nephew TTV Dhinakaran). There is nothing extra to it.” Asked about reported claims that she had also interacted with AIADMK cadres, Palaniswami said there was no proof of it.
As party insiders, leaders like him knew that such a claim was not true, he said. “With an intention of creating confusion, audio clips of Sasikala’s conversations with her loyalists have been deliberately leaked,” he alleged.
Palaniswami stated AIADMK is immediately a sturdy opposition celebration, however some had been intentionally attempting to create confusion by means of dissemination of recorded conversations, which might not succeed. Amid expectations that the AIADMK brass would meet to look into the explanations for its failure to retain energy, Palaniswami met a piece of functionaries from right here and different close by areas on the celebration headquarters.
Asked why OPS had not taken half in the assembly, he stated it was not a scheduled meet and he visited the workplace since ‘today is auspicious.’ His colleague OPS didn’t flip up as he had a ‘house warming’ operate on Friday, he stated. He rejected experiences of variations between them, saying “we have now no variations of opinion. You (press) enlarge it (the allegation) for the sake of sensationalism.” The perception of differences gained momentum recently after OPS and Palaniswami issued separate statements on public issues, but joint statements on party matters.
Palaniswami said that being the leader of the opposition, he was hitting back at the present DMK government when the previous AIADMK regime led by him was targeted and on other issues OPS took the lead. During the times of late party supremo J Jayalalithaa too, senior party leaders used to separately issue statements on specific matters, he said.
However, it did not become an issue during those days, but was now being blow out of proportion deliberately, he said adding party leaders taking up specific issues was only done, considering the people’s welfare. Asked if AIADMK would play the role of a constructive opposition since it’s voice was not being ‘heard’, he said the DMK has assumed office only recently.
M K Stalin assumed office as Chief Minister on May 7. Also, this was a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was prevalent and the party’s stand was that all should join forces to tide over the crisis.
“We will work as a constructive opposition, not as an enemy party. When people are suffering due to the pandemic, talking politics is not correct.. it is against civility.” Asked if there could be a meet to introspect on AIADMK’s efficiency and failure to retain energy, Palaniswami stated such workouts might be taken up solely after the pandemic ends. On the celebration not but naming its whip in the Assembly, he stated it might be executed on the proper time.
Sasikala, confidante of Jayalalithaa, was eased out from the AIADMK years in the past and had days in the past hinted at resumption of efforts to regain management of the celebration, telling her supporters that there would quickly be a “good determination.” After announcing ahead of the polls that she would stay away from politics, Sasikala said she could not see the party getting ruined due to “infighting.” Though her reference to the feud has no direct point out of AIADMK or its management, it’s seen as a pointer to alleged variations between Palaniswami and Panneerselvam. The AIADMK has, nevertheless, again and again, rejected such claims variations.
A case by Sasikala, difficult the 2017 AIADMK basic council resolutions, together with eradicating her from the submit of interim basic secretary, is pending in a metropolis civil court docket and can be taken up for listening to on June 18.
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