Overview

• K. A. Sengottaiyan urged Edappadi K. Palaniswami to bring back leaders who left the AIADMK with no preconditions, arguing only a united party can challenge the DMK in 2026.
• He set a 10‑day deadline and said he would lead reconciliation with like‑minded leaders if the leadership does not act, adding he would not campaign alongside EPS otherwise.
• He revealed that six senior leaders met EPS after the 2024 Lok Sabha defeat to press for unification, a push he says did not advance.
• Expelled leaders O. Panneerselvam and V. K. Sasikala welcomed his call, with Sasikala reiterating the need for urgent unity and declaring she would "restore Amma's rule."
• EPS cancelled a scheduled farmers’ interaction in Theni while on tour, as senior loyalists said any decision on readmissions rests with the general secretary.