Sources from Mannargudi, Tamilnadu stated that the estranged brother of deposed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala, V Dhivakaran, on Sunday launched his political party in Tamilnadu, the second such outfit from the extended family. Previously Sasikala’s nephew TTV Dhinakaran, legislator from RK Nagar in Chennai, had floated his Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) after being sidelined from the ruling AIADMK by a section of the ministers.
As per report Dhivakaran floated his ‘Anna Dravidar Kazhagam’, named after Dravidian veteran CN Annadurai, fondly addressed as ‘Anna,’ which means elder brother in Tamil. Meanwhile Dhivakaran, who has fallen out of favor with Sasikala following his public spat with their nephew Dhinakaran, also introduced his party flag with red and black stripes, with an added green star in the centre.
Accordingly green is considered a favorite color of the late chief minister J Jayalalitha, who headed the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) at the time of her demise in December 2016. Moreover Dhivakaran said he would be the ADK’s party’s general secretary. Media reports added that Sasikala, serving a prison term in Bengaluru in connection with the Rs 66.6 crore disproportionate assets case, had last month served a legal notice on Dhivakaran, asking him to desist from taking her name in his public utterances.
