Overview

• On September 16 in New Delhi, Edappadi K. Palaniswami held a closed-door meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and separately called on Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan.
• The AIADMK chief had publicly ruled out readmitting O. Panneerselvam, T. T. V. Dhinakaran and V. K. Sasikala, arguing that those who betrayed the party have no place in it.
• Following K. A. Sengottaiyan’s 10-day reunification ultimatum, Palaniswami stripped him of party posts and removed several Erode district functionaries aligned to him.
• AIADMK and BJP leaders present for the Delhi engagements indicated the saffron party would defer to Palaniswami on re-entry questions and alliance choices.
• Tamil Nadu’s NDA configuration remains fragile ahead of the 2026 polls, with AMMK quitting the bloc and Panneerselvam outside the alliance.