AIADMK interim chief Edappadi Okay Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday filed nomination for election to the celebration’s highly effective Common Secretary submit, setting the ball rolling for his final elevation, as rival chief O Panneerselvan slammed the “pickpocket-like” strategy of the EPS camp in holding the polls, alleging due celebration course of was not adopted.

EPS, as Palaniswami is addressed, filed his nomination on the celebration headquarters, practically a month after the Supreme Court docket greenflagged his continuance because the AIADMK interim chief, dealing a blow to Pannerselvam (OPS) in his operating feud together with his rival over the management subject.

The OPS camp decried the election course of and senior celebration chief Panruti S Ramachandran stated they’ll transfer the court docket over the problem, whilst Panneerselvam indicated he’ll meet the folks on the matter. A big convention might be held in Tiruchirappalli early April as a part of the subsequent plan of action, he added.

Inside hours of Palaniswami submitting the nomination, Panneerselvam addressed a press convention, alleging the election course of was not in conformity with celebration legal guidelines.

The organisational polls should be held as soon as in 5 years and the very best workplace is elected by major members. Solely the elected Common Secretary can later conduct organisational polls and appoint functionaries. Additional, membership kinds should be given throughout this era to incorporate new members and renew membership for current ones, following which identification playing cards should be given for each, he stated.

“The election to the highest submit might be held solely after completion of those processes. There is no such thing as a due course of and so they need to maintain the election for the overall secretary submit like a pickpocket doing away (with one’s purse)..is that this acceptable,” he requested.

The Palaniswami-led AIADMK had earlier introduced the schedule for the election for the Common Secretary submit, asserting the election might be held on March 23.

Palaniswami’s election is predicted to be unanimous because the celebration has been rallying behind him, as manifested within the July 11, 2022 Common Council the place OPS and a few of his aides had been expelled. The GC resolutions have been challenged within the Madras Excessive Court docket by OPS’ camp.

OPS additionally took on his rival over his management skills, mentioning the assorted electoral losses because the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, together with the current Erode (East) byelection the place the DMK-led ruling coalition candidate, EVKS Elangovan of the Congress trumped Palaniswami’s decide Okay S Thennarasu by greater than 66,000 votes. PTI SA SA SS

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