HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

AIADMK says BJP won’t pressure it to take in Panneerselvam, Dhinakaran and Sasikala

AIADMK organisation secretary and former Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar hoped that the BJP would not pressure the AIADMK to accommodate the AMMK, led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, and groups, led by O. Panneerselvam and V.K. Sasikala, into the alliance. 

The Hindu · May 9, 2023

Panneerselvam, Dhinakaran meet and agree to have a working arrangement

AIADMK expelled coordinator O. Panneerselvam and AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Monday met and decided to have a “working arrangement” between their groups to “defeat betrayers, and the common adversary, the DMK.” 

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

Will Panneerselvam prove to be an exception to T.N.’s history of those who break away from principal parties?

The AIADMK’s former coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, who organised a rally in Tiruchi on Monday to mark the launch of his group, is facing the question of whether he will buck the trend of those who break away from principal parties and end up as failures.

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2023

T.N. Assembly session from October 17; letters of EPS, OPS under consideration, says Speaker

A good decision would be arrived at and you will see it on the day of the Assembly session, says Appavu

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

Panneerselvam blames DMK government for Tamil Nadu’s poor performance in Swachh ranking

It is because of the “indifference” of the State government, charged OPS

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister urges government to cancel PDS tenders awarded to erring firms

Mr. Panneerselvam recalled Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's statements against corruption before elections and questioned his silence over the awarding of tenders to these firms.

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2022

No election to AIADMK general secretary post before Supreme Court hears party’s leadership tussle: Counsel for Edappadi K. Palaniswami

A Bench led by Justice M. R. Shah posted the case on November 21 and said there should not be any further aggravation of hostilities between the two camps.

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2022

Palaniswami changes his approach towards inner party squabbles

After his return from New Delhi, the only development with any bearing on the inner party affairs was the expulsion of veteran leader Panruti S. Ramachandran from the organisation

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2022

AIADMK senior leader Panruti Ramachandran expelled from party

The move by EPS immediately follows OPS ‘appointing’ him as “political advisor” 

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022

Panneerselvam opposes ‘attempts’ to reduce beneficiaries of Old Age Pension

‘OAP was being granted only after field-level verification by officials’

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022