Tamil Nadu: Amid confusion over CM face, AIADMK MLAs to meet in Chennai on October 6

Ahead of anuncement of CM candidate, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK has called all its MLAs to Chennai on October 6. On 7th, party after much talks will be anuncing who will be chief ministerial candidate for party.

This anuncement comes at a critical time when several ministers have been holding meetings with Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in last few days.

Ever since party held its executive committee meeting on September 28, several leaders in AIADMK have been speaking with deputy chief minister O Pannerselvam after he had skipped important review meeting that Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had conducted with district collectors regarding COVID-19. 

Unlike every or time where O Panneerselvam, attended se meetings, presided by CM EPS at secretariat, he chose to stay back at his residence on Tuesday. While CM EPS was conducting review meeting at secretariat, OPS was having discussions with KP Munuswamy, R. Vaithilingam, and PH Maj Pandian, members close to OPS.

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timing of this closed-door meeting between OPS and his close aides comes at a crucial time when re have been heated arguments taking place between OPS and EPS supporters who want ir respective leaders to be chosen CM candidate for party. executive meeting that took place on Monday, September 28, as well as two weeks earlier, saw cadres from EPS and OPS faction shouting slogans praising m.

According to sources within party, discussions on Monday focused on strong arguments put forth by OPS who said that he (OPS) had been chosen by ‘Amma’ (Former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa) twice whereas EPS had been chosen by VK Sasikala, former aide of J Jayalalithaa and party’s former general secretary. 

OPS has been gunning for formation of 11-member steering committee to be former for party, a move that according to EPS, would only add confusion and chaos in a party like AIADMK which had predominantly been a single-leader run party since it’s formation. In fact, this 11-member steering committee was one of points of convergence between two camps at time of reconciliation three years ago, in 2017.

rift that had been going on for quite some time, came out in open following a few of senior ministers including SP Velumani, KA Sengottaiyan, CV Shanmugam, and D Jayakumar engd in a series of discussions alternating between Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.

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