Chennai sources have reported that the ruling AIADM had continued its disciplinary action against office bearers, with top leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palanisamy sacking over 100 of them for bringing "disrepute" to the party. According to sources the two leaders announced expelling 117 members belonging to the party's Sivaganga district and its sub units, including two former MLAs, KK Umadevan and Cholan CT Palanichamy.
Meanwhile as per report from joint statement members were being expelled from AIADMK as they went against party principles and "brought disrepute" to it, Panneerselvam, AIADMK coordinator, and Palanisamy, its co-coordinator.
Furthermore Palanisamy and Panneerselvam, who
merged the factions led by them in August 2017, had last month warned of action
against those who go against the party, following its loss in the December 21
RK Nagar assembly by polls, was won by sidelined party leader TTV Dhinakaran.
Earlier they too had expelled a number of functionaries, while stripping the
party posts of some of the key aides of Dhinakar.
