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6d ago

AIADMK Ousts Veteran Sengottaiyan From Party Posts After 10-Day Unity Ultimatum

A rapid decision at an EPS-led Dindigul meeting signals a hard line on dissent before the 2026 polls.

File photo: AIADMK leader K.A. Sengottaiyan | Facebook
Senior AIADMK leader KA Sengottaiyan asks EPS to reunite party for 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, gives him 10-day ultimatum.
Senior AIADMK leader and former minister K.A. Sengottaiyan pitching for party unification at a press conference in Erode district | By special arrangement
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Overview

  • Former minister K. A. Sengottaiyan was removed as organising secretary and as Erode (Rural West) district secretary a day after he set a 10-day deadline to readmit expelled leaders.
  • The action followed an urgent consultation of senior leaders in Dindigul convened by general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
  • Several Erode district functionaries seen as close to Sengottaiyan were also stripped of responsibilities, extending the disciplinary sweep.
  • Sengottaiyan said the leadership acted without seeking his explanation and vowed to keep pushing for readmitting estranged leaders to strengthen the party.
  • Expelled or sidelined figures including V. K. Sasikala and O. Panneerselvam welcomed his unity call, as the crackdown underscores EPS’s consolidation with implications for AIADMK’s NDA strategy ahead of 2026.