TTV Dinakaran not for fall of Edappadi k Palaniswami government

Chennai

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran today said he was notfor the fall of the Palaniswami government but cannot tolerate the oppositionto the party being led by Sasikala and him.

"As a party worker, I don't for sure have a thoughtthat this government should fall," he told reporters here when asked ifthe government would fall.

The party deputy chief, who had hours ago removedPalaniswami of his district secretary post, in the same breath said, "Atthe same time when they (Palaniswami camp) say that they will remove thegeneral secretary... we have joined together to save the party."

Dinakaran said it was upto the ruling faction to fulfil thedemand of his loyalists who were camping in Puducherry.

"Their (his loyalists) only demand is how you can runthe party by removing party general secretary and her deputy," he saidapparently hinting that the Palaniswami camp should reverse its stand againstSasikala and him for an effort towards a truce.

"We are not seeking Ministership for Thangatamilselvanor Jakkaiyan (his loyalists)," he said, adding that "we do not hankerafter positions".

He said the incumbent regime was put in place by"Chinnamma" (Sasikala) after the demise of Amma. He asserted that"we did not create the present trying times".

Dinakaran was unsparing in his attack on Panneerselvam,wondering how Palaniswami could join hands with him.

He said Panneerselvam was responsible for the freezing ofthe party symbol two-leaves and called the government "corrupt".

Meanwhile, Forest Minister Dindigul C Srinivasan said inNagapattinam that "the movie is running, wait for the climax".

He said the "strength" will become known in theAssembly and sought patience till then.

AIADMK Thiruparankundram MLA A K Bose, who met Dinakaranearlier in the day here, said, "They (Palaniswami regime) cannot run thegovernment by sidelining Chinnamma," raising speculation if he hadswitched sides.

However, later in the day he said in Madurai that the partywas steered by Sasikala and Dinakaran, while the government was led byPalaniswami.