All is well, says Anbumani Ramadoss after meeting father post PMK meet clash
A cadre close to the top leadership said that the meeting was amicable and reports of rifts between Ramadoss and Anbumani were not true.
CHENNAI: A day after clashing with his father PMK founder S Ramadoss in front of the cadres, party president Anbumani Ramadoss met the senior leader on Sunday.
Even though the party men and Anbumani himself tried to assuage the cadres by hinting that all was well after the meeting, he left his father's residence in Thailapuram in Villupuram district with a long face.
After the meeting, Anbumani told reporters that the appointment (of P Mukunthan as youth wing president) was an internal issue that the party would discuss.
"At Thailapurm Thottam, under Ayya's (Ramadoss) leadership, we discussed the party's growth, the 2026 polls, caste census-related agitations," he said.
Asked about the Saturday episode, in which the father-son duo expressed their differences openly in a party meeting, the Rajya Sabha member said PMK was a "democratic party, and in a democratically held general council, heated arguments are common in all parties."
"Engalukku Ayya Ayya dan," he said. When loosely translated, it means Ayya is everything to us. "Today we are talking to Ayya," Anbumani added.
Anbumani had on Saturday opposed his father's decision on Mukunthan's appointment and the octogenarian leader had curtly said those who do not wish to follow his diktats should quit the outfit.
Subsequently, a war of words broke out between the father and son at the party's special general council meeting.
Mukunthan is Ramadoss's grandson, and son of his first daughter, Gandhimathi Parasuraman, and the founder leader announced that the appointee would assist Anbumani.
Meanwhile, a cadre close to the top leadership said that the meeting was amicable and reports of rifts between Ramadoss and Anbumani were not true.
"If there is any issue, Anbumani would have met his father the very next day," he claimed. However, neither Anbumai nor party spokespersons clarified whether the appointment of Mukunthan had been revoked or not.
Mukunthan is the third son of Gandhimathi and an engineering graduate. A businessman by profession, he joined the party a few days ago and is said to be closer to his grandfather Ramadoss.
Also Read: Anbumani meets Ramadoss at Thailapuram amid rift over nephew’s appointment