A division bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a batch of appeals filed by ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) and three other supporters, challenging the resolutions passed in the AIADMK general council meeting. One of the resolution was ousting former co-ordinator OPSĀ from the party.Ā It simply means Edappadi Palaniswami(EPS) has emerged the sole leader of the party and that OPS’ efforts to stake claim in AIADMK is almost over.
What next for OPS? Says senior political critic Wilson, ‘OPS has been knocking the doors of court in vain for past couple of years. Now that almost all his appeals are turned down, he should rather float his own outfit and try his luck in elections. Time is running out else he will lose his relevance in politics’.
Ambikapathy, a sympathiser of OPS, says, ‘We will appeal against the Division Bench of Madras High Court”s verdict. We believe in justice. Also beginning September, our leader will embark on a journey across Tamilnadu. He will meet the cadres. We are the AIADMK and time will prove it. AIADMK under EPS has been facing a string of defeats’.