Reacting to AIADMK expelling Theni Lok Sabha MP OP Ravindranath, O Panneerselvam on Thursday said ‘removing Ravindranath is a complete dictatorship’. “In the last General Election 2019, OP Ravindranath won and that is the only seat where AIADMK won. Removing Theni Lok Sabha MP is a complete dictatorship,” said O Pannerselvam, Expelled AIADMK leader and father of OP Ravindranath.
O Panneerselvam, met his supporters, at his residence in Chennai on Thursday. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday expelled 18 members of the party including the sons of O Panneerselvam from the primary membership.
All these 18 members are supporters of Panneerselvam. The two sons of OPS — O P Ravindhranath and V P Jayapradeep are Lok Sabha MP. The other heavyweight leaders who were sacked from the party include former minister Natarajan, Kolathur Krishnamoorthy and Marudhu Alaguraj. Earlier on Wednesday, AIADMK appointed KP Munusamy and Natham Vishwanathan as deputy general secretaries. The party appointed Ponnaiyan as secretary for International MGR Forum and SP Velumani is appointed as Headquarters Secretary.