Edappadi K Palaniswami: AIADMK meet picks Palaniswami as its supreme leader

On anticipated traces, Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition get together, the AIADMK on Monday elected Edappadi Ok Palaniswami (EPS) as its Interim Normal Secretary and vested in him full powers to helm the organisation. In its Govt Committee and Normal Council assembly held right here, the AIADMK endorsed scrapping the erstwhile prime two positions of Coordinator and Joint Coordinator held by O Panneerselvam and (OPS) Palaniswami, respectively.

The get together has additionally formally resolved to carry organisational polls in 4 months to elect Normal Secretary. It has amended a number of bylaws, which incorporates contemporary norms and conditions to battle for the highest get together place of Normal Secretary.

In complete, 16 resolutions have been adopted. Whereas Panneerselvam is the get together treasurer, senior chief and former Minister C Vijayabaskar introduced accounts associated to get together funds within the meet. It’s seen as a transparent indication that OPS would quickly be eased out of his place.

The primary decision prolonged its greetings to partymen elected within the latest organisational polls for varied ranges. The second decision urged the Centre to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’ on late leaders– social justice icon Periyar E V Ramasamy, Dravidian motion’s father determine CN Annadurai, and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa.

By the way, Jayalalithaa helmed the get together for many years as its highly effective common secretary whereas her shut aide, VK Sasikala, was made interim common secretary for a short interval following the previous’s dying in December 2016.

Sasikala, who was later convicted and sentenced in a disproportionate property case, was subsequently sacked from the submit in 2017 by a then AIADMK GC.