AIADMK infighting underplayed ahead of the local body polls in Tamil Nadu?

AIMK party have seen numerous fluctuations after demise of late AIMK supremo Jayalalithaa in last two and half years, Sasikala and TTV Dinakaran took charge of party after demise of Jayalalithaa followed my multiple faction wars, but things went smoor in MK after merger of O Panneerselvam and Edappi K Palaniswami, and both of m shared power equally by each one holding top post on party and government.

Though re were mir conflicts between leers of both  faction, y mand settle things within mselves without letting it get out of hand.

But situation changed after results of Lok Sabha polls. re was a cold war between both OPS and EPS for one cabinet/MOS seat which was allotted for Tamil Nu where OPS was backing for his son and EPS backed ar senior leer Vaithiyalingam. 

Two of MLAs from party have raised demand to conduct a general council meeting to select a single powerful leer who can take party on right path and said that dual leership is taking party to deep down and party leership shouldn't take a proper decision on anything. 

Crucial AIMK meeting which happened on Wednesday comes in light of dramatic internal developments within party. infighting between EPS-OPS faction has resulted in a representation for state in Union Cabinet.

Interestingly, district secretaries were t allowed to take ir cell phones inside meeting hall, this shows how crucial meeting was since party leership mentioned that functionaries can raise issues during meeting and t in Public

However, meeting passed five resolutions which includes party cres to get rey for local body polls, thanking voters and alliance parties.

top leers who spoke in internal meeting insisted party cres to understand reason for ir debacle in ir meeting and asked m to prepare for local body polls. word about conflict or infighting spoken during meeting.

Senior minister Jayakumar who spoke to media after meeting said, "re is crisis in party, thing about changing leership was discussed in meeting,This was a routine meeting to analyze our performance in election" 

Ar senior leer and Rajya sabha MP Maithreyan said " party will t split at any cost" 

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Just after meeting, party leership also issued a gag order for all its spokespersons to t appear in TV debates or voice out opinion until furr orders are given. statement also said that disciplinary action will also be taken against spokespersons who violate this diktat.

Keeping upcoming local body elections in mind, AIMK perhaps underplayed internal conflict which is subsiding w to keep flocks toger. senior leers who spoke during meeting also insisted word many times which shows that BJP-MK alliance will also continue for local body polls with or alliance parties.

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