Overview

• S. Ramadoss confirmed that multiple rounds of talks with Anbumani Ramadoss had collapsed and rejected further truce efforts.
• He demoted his son to working president earlier this month but ruled out expelling him from the party's primary membership.
• Anbumani Ramadoss has been building support among party cadres, intensifying the leadership contest within the PMK.
• The ongoing feud threatens the PMK’s goal of winning 50 seats in the 2026 Assembly elections and could undermine its alliance strategies.
• The conflict highlights enduring succession tensions in the party founded by S. Ramadoss in the 1980s to champion Vanniyar interests.