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The AIADMK is on a weak footing

The AIADMK is on a weak footing

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Expelled AIADMK veteran K.A. Sengottaiyan joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the presence of party president and actor Vijay at Panaiyur near Chennai on November 27, 2025 Photo: X/@TVKPartyHQ via PTI Last week, veteran leader K.A. Sengottaiyan, who was formerly with the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor Vijay in Tamil Nadu, which is set to go to the polls next year. Mr. Sengottaiyan, who is a former Transport and School Education Minister, was expelled from the AIADMK about a month ago. He felt sidelined by party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and resigned from his post as MLA of Gobichettipalayam constituency in Erode district before joining the fledgling TVK. The move did not surprise many people. Mr. Sengottaiyan had only two options: to either walk over to the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) or join the TVK. He would have probably found the first option unacceptable, having been trained in anti-DMK politics for years. When there was pandemonium in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on March 25, …

Anbumani violating all norms of political decency: PMK founder Ramadoss

Anbumani violating all norms of political decency: PMK founder Ramadoss

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S. Ramadoss | Photo Credit: M. Samraj Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday (November 6, 2025) expressed serious concern over his estranged son Anbumani “violating all norms of political decency.” He alleged that Mr. Anbumani was instigating violence against party functionaries “in collusion with his wife Sowmiya Anbumani.” Speaking to reporters at his Thailapuram residence near Tindivanam, Mr. Ramadoss said that it was he who started the PMK and its parent organisation, the Vanniyar Sangam. “I had committed a few mistakes in my political career and this included making Anbumani a Central Minister and the president of the PMK. While the party is being run in a peaceful manner now, an impression of a rift is being created amongst the public and other party cadre,” he said. “Barring a few, most members of the other camp [Mr. Anbumani’s] were groomed by me. People who called me ‘Ayya’ have, for some reason, joined the other camp,” he further said. Mr. Ramadoss said that he was pained to see that he and honorary president …

Father-Son clash: S Ramadoss, Anbumani disagree at PMK meet over youth wing appointment

Father-Son clash: S Ramadoss, Anbumani disagree at PMK meet over youth wing appointment

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Image Source : ANI Anbumani Ramadoss and S. Ramadoss A dramatic confrontation unfolded on Saturday during a special general council meeting of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) in Vizhupuram, Tamil Nadu, when party founder Dr. S. Ramadoss and his son, Anbumani Ramadoss, publicly clashed over a key party decision. The disagreement centred around the appointment of P. Mukunthan, Ramadoss’s grandson, as the new president of the PMK’s state youth wing. Mukunthan, the son of Ramadoss’s first daughter, Srikanth Parasuraman, had been proposed for the role by his grandfather, who praised Mukunthan’s potential in helping the party achieve its target of securing 50 seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. However, Anbumani, who is also a former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha MP, objected to the appointment, arguing that Mukunthan, who had joined the party only four months ago, lacked the necessary experience to lead the youth wing. “I believe someone with more experience should be appointed to this key position,” Anbumani argued during the meeting. His criticism triggered a stern response from Ramadoss, who …