AIADMK cracks whip on dissidents

Panneerselvam, AIADMK coordinator, and co-coordinator Palaniswami announced the expulsion of 123 office-bearers of the party’s units in Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Vellore and Ramanathapuram for bringing ‘disrepute’ to the organisation. The Tiruchirappalli Rural unit topped the list, with 106 office-bearers being shown the door by the two leaders.

The others were from Vellore West, Erode Rural and Ramanathapuram districts.

In a joint statement, Panneerselvam and Palaniswami said these persons were being expelled from AIADMK for “acting in contravention to the party’s policies and ideals,” and for “bringing disrepute” to it.