Overview
- A day after K. A. Sengottaiyan set a 10‑day deadline to readmit expelled leaders, Edappadi K. Palaniswami removed him from the posts of Organising Secretary and Erode (Rural West) district secretary following an urgent Dindigul meeting.
- AIADMK also stripped six to seven Erode unit functionaries aligned with Sengottaiyan of responsibilities, signalling a broader disciplinary clean-up of his local network.
- On Sunday, former AIADMK MP V. Sathyabama, who stood with Sengottaiyan during his press conference, was relieved of her role as Erode Mofussil West district unit secretary.
- Sengottaiyan called the move undemocratic, questioned the party’s internal process, and vowed to keep pressing for the reintegration of sidelined leaders to strengthen the organisation.
- Supporters and rivals reacted sharply, with about 300 local resignations reported in Erode and figures like V. K. Sasikala, O. Panneerselvam and T. T. V. Dhinakaran backing his unity call, as analysts flagged renewed debate over the AIADMK’s stance toward the BJP/NDA ahead of 2026.