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The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Panneerselvam upset over exclusion from Amit Shah's Chennai visit
ADMK Workers' Rights Retrieval Committee coordinator O. Panneerselvam on Thursday (May 15, 2025) expressed disappointment over not being invited during the recent visit of BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Chennai. He, however, maintained that his supporters were still part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Mr. Paneeerselvam told journalists in Chennai that it was 'regrettable' that he was not invited. 'You are aware of the political situation emerging in Tamil Nadu. We faced the previous Lok Sabha elections as part of the NDA. As far as we are concerned, we are part of that alliance even today.' When asked if he accepted the leadership of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Mr. Panneerselvam recalled the merger of his faction with the AIADMK after a 'dharma yudham' and said: 'Did he not accept that I will be the coordinator [of the party]? And did I not accept that he [Mr. Palaniswami] will be the Chief Minister? So, when parties merge, some consensual comments may emerge. How can I talk about them now?' When a journalist pressed the same point, Mr. Pannerselvam said: 'You tell me: is it better to accept or not, given today's situation?' Responding to a query, he acknowledged that some leaders of the AIADMK were in talks with him and referred to meeting six leaders of that party. 'We want the divided forces of the AIADMK to come together and act.' When asked about his comments on actor Vijay and his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Mr. Panneerselvam said: 'When beloved brother Vijay started his political party, I welcomed it. We can comment only after his political actions lead to an objective. As of now, he is proceeding with the right objective.'
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
OPS insists his group is part of NDA
Chennai: Former AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam , who leads a splinter group, on Thursday expressed disappointment at not being invited to meet Union minister Amit Shah during his visit to Chennai, when the poll deal with AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami was finalized. "It saddens us that we were not invited," he told reporters following a two-day meeting with functionaries to discuss election strategies. But Panneerselvam maintained that he was still part of the NDA . He said the views of district functionaries were recorded, and a well-informed decision will be made after gathering views of cadre and public at the district level within the next two weeks. He affirmed his group's continued association with the NDA. "We contested Lok Sabha elections as part of NDA. We are still part of the NDA. There is no difference of opinion in that," he said, while seeking to clarify that he did not seek an appointment with Amit Shah. Regarding the allotment of two leaves symbol by the EC to AIADMK led by Palaniswami, Panneerselvam said it was an interim arrangement since the Erode bypoll. Asked whether he would accept the Palaniswami-led NDA, Panneerselvam said he would not like to reply to hypothetical questions. He added that his group was focussed on securing the rights of cadre, as laid down by party founder M G Ramachandran in the party bylaws, to ensure that even a cadre can become party general-secretary.
India Today
28-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Vijay sold film tickets in black, can't lecture on corruption: DMK Minister
DMK Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Sunday took an indirect dig at actor-turned-politician Vijay, accusing him of accepting payments in black money while speaking against at a public meeting, Panneerselvam said: 'Someone who sold tickets in black is now giving sermons about corruption. He himself accepts his salary in black. He is talking about saving the state when he couldn't even live with his own parents,' he alleged, without naming Vijay Minister also took a jibe at Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), by engaging the crowd. Asking the audience what 'TVK' stood for, he laughed along as voices shouted 'Trisha' and 'Keerthy Suresh', referring to popular female Tamil actors. Panneerselvam quipped that the crowd was 'brilliant' for their quick-witted responses. Mocking TVK's electoral ambitions, the Minister also said, 'Now this company claims they will capture the government. Do they think running a state is like acting in a cinema?'Vijay in his speech at the party's first general body meeting on March 28 slammed the DMK, and said that the 2026 assembly election will be a direct battle between TVK and the DMK.'Honorable Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, it's not enough to have bravery in your name. You should also show it in your work.' He went on to call the DMK government 'no less than a fascist government,' he Watch IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
