Chennai/Erode, Sep 6 (PTI) AIADMK senior K A Sengottaiyan, who demanded party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, to take back into the AIADMK fold all those who left the party, was stripped of his party posts on Saturday.
A brief statement from the party said that Palanisami has removed Sengottaiyan from the posts of (state) organisation secretary and Erode rural west district secretary.
During his “open talk” with the media in Erode, Sengottaiyan had set an ultimatum to Palaniswami to initiate steps to bring about a unification among the expelled leaders within ten days.
Reacting to the action, nine-time MLA Sengottaiyan, said, “I never expected my removal from the party posts of ‘AIADMK Organisation Secretary and Erode Rural West District Secretary’ by the AIADMK General Secretary.” Speaking to reporters from his farmhouse in his native village, Kullampalayam near Gobichettipalayam on Saturday, he termed the action an undemocratic approach. He also said that he would continue his efforts to unite the expelled leaders with the party. Sengottaiyan avoided using Palaniswamy’s name and referred to him as ‘General Secretary’ as he did during his press conference on Friday. PTI JSP/CORR ADB
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