EPS now interim AIADMK boss amid tussle with OPS after court allows crucial meet

The clashes between supporters of E Palaniswamy and O Paneerselvam took place amid the Madras high court giving a go-ahead for the general council meeting

Updated on: Jul 11, 2022, 09:54:34 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash

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Edappadi Palaniswami has been elected as AIADMK's interim General Secretary, in the General Council meeting, ANI reported. The General Council passes resolution to squash dual leadership for AIADMK.

This comes after supporters of E Palaniswamy and O Paneerselvam clashed in Chennai ahead of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general council meet.

O Paneerselvam and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. (PTI)

The clashes took place amid the Madras high court giving a go-ahead for the general council meeting, PTI reported. In a video shared by news agency ANI, people can be seen throwing chairs at each other.

Earlier in the day, the high court rejected the plea filed by O Paneerselvam to stay the conduct of the general council meeting. The court observed that it cannot interfere into the squabbles of a political party. The judgment means that the decks are cleared for former chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswamy to be elevated as the leader of the party in the assembly.

Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy delivered the verdict on Monday morning, which allowed the EPS faction to hold the GC meet, the supreme decision making body of the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu.

The AIADMK general council meet is being held in the premises of a marriage hall on the city's outskirts. A large open area on the premises has been tin-roofed to host the event and accommodate about 3,000 functionaries. A grand dais, about 80 ft in length and 40 ft in breadth, is set to accommodate senior leaders.

The entire premises is decked up with portraits of party icons, M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa while Palaniswami's picture is carefully interspersed.

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