Releasing the manifesto for the general election at a press conference here, AIADMK coordinator and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the party would "vigorously pursue" the Amma National Poverty Eradication Initiative.
Pannerselvam visited the hospital here and enquired about the health of those injured in the police firing on anti-Sterlite Copper protestors on May 22, in which 13 persons died.
The arrival of the top two AIADMK leaders came as a surprise as the party had earlier said that barring them, all other leaders will take part in the fast.
Speaking at a party office-bearers meeting at Theni yesterday, OPS said that the issue came up during a courtesy meeting he had with Modi in New Delhi last year.
Sasikala camp registered a major win on Sunday as former chief minister Jayalalithaa's constituency elected her top aide Dinakaran with a massive margin in bypolls.
AIADMK leader and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.
The two factions of the AIADMK finally merged on Monday with rebel leader O Panneerselvam made the Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and party coordinator
A decision on expulsion of V K Sasikala is likely to be taken in a meeting at AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam will head a merged AIADMK while Chief Minister K. Palaniswami will continue to head the government, said a leader from the Panneerselvam faction
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and rebel leader O Panneerselvam on Saturday expressed confidence that AIADMK merger will happen soon.
Panneerselvam was speaking after leaders of the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) faction led by him met here for informal discussions on the merger issue today.
The marathon deliberations initiated on Friday for the merger of EPS-OPS camps failed to make any headway as the two factions could not resolve their differences over certain crucial issues.
Panneerselvam also ruled out the possibility of the AIADMK factions merging, saying the seven-member panel constituted by his faction to hold merger talks had been dissolved.
The Panneerselvam camp wants Sasikala, her nephew and party’s deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and their family members ousted from the party and a CBI probe into Jayalalithaa's death before the merger talks begin.
Days after the two factions of AIADMK announced panels for the merger talk, both sides today blamed each other for the delay in taking the proposal forward.
Delhi Police on Wednesday night served Dinakaran summons at his Chennai residence over his alleged attempt to bribe Election Commission officials in a case related to the party's frozen poll symbol.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar on Tuesday night announced that AIADMK ministers had decided to keep Sasikala, Dinakaran and their family members out of the party.
The AIADMK on Tuesday announced that its General Secretary V K Sasikala and her family including nephew and deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran will be kept away from the party affairs as well as from the Tamil Nadu government.
Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam has now said that he was ready to unite the AIADMK provided the ‘family of Sasikala is kept out of the party’.
According to party sources, an MLA from Sasikala camp, who was on board the INS Chennai, said there are likely to be formal meetings on the matter later today.
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