AIADMK expels 123 office-bearers in 4 districts of Tamil Nadu

A total of 123 AIADMK office-bearers in Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Vellore and Ramanathapuram have been expelled for bringing ‘disrepute’ to the organisation.

The internal churning in the ruling AIADMK post its defeat in the RK Nagar bypoll continued on Wednesday, with top leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami cracking the whip against dissidents in four districts.

AIADMK leaders E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam announced the expulsion of 123 officer-bearers. (PTI)

Panneerselvam, AIADMK coordinator, and co-coordinator Palaniswami announced the expulsion of 123 office-bearers of the party’s units in Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Vellore and Ramanathapuram for bringing ‘disrepute’ to the organisation.

The Tiruchirappalli Rural unit topped the list, with 106 office-bearers being shown the door by the two leaders. The others were from Vellore West, Erode Rural and Ramanathapuram districts.

In a joint statement, Panneerselvam and Palaniswami said these persons were being expelled from AIADMK for “acting in contravention to the party’s policies and ideals,” and for “bringing disrepute” to it.

They were being expelled from all their present posts, besides from the party’s primary membership, the two leaders said.

They asked party workers to not to have any truck with expelled members.

They had earlier too expelled a number of functionaries, while stripping some of the key aides of Dhinakaran of party posts.

The party on Tuersday removed its Coimbatore Lok Sabha MP AP Nagarajan from a key party post, while expelling more than 150 office bearers there and in Kancheepuram district.