O Panneerselvam welcomes move with caution

“Our decision will reflect expectations of the people and aspirations of the AIADMK supporters,” he told reporters. The OPS faction, however, remained firm on its stand of demanding a probe into the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s death and expulsion of Sasikala and her family from AIADMK as a precondition for merger talks. 

Meanwhile, O Panneerselvam aide KP Munusamy said, “They (EPS faction) have woken up now. That awakening should not be confined to Dinakaran and we will laud if it extends to Sasikala’s family also.” The move against Dinakaran was a first possible step towards the merger talks, Munusamy said, when asked if the day’s  developments can be viewed as a precursor to the possible unification.