Dinakaran now sacks Chief Minister Palaniswami from party post

August 27, 2017 12:40

Upping the ante in his fight against the ruling establishment, sidelined AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran today removed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami from the post of party's Salem district secretary.

In a party release, Dinkaran, fighting to assert his supremacy in the wake of recent merger of two AIADMK factions, announced Palaniswami was relieved from his post of Salem Suburban District Secretary effective today.

Palaniswami is also the partys headquarters secretary but there is no mention about it in Dinakaran's release.

Dinakaran has been sacking several party functionaries, especially district secretaries, a key post in the Dravidian parties' hierarchy, and replacing them with his supporters ever since the merger of AIADMK factions led by Palaniswami and former chief minister O Panneerselvam on August 21.

After the merger, it has been announced that steps would be taken to expel jailed party general secretary and Dinakaran's aunt V K Sasikala from the party.

The ruling establishment leaders have also been maintaining that Dinakaran has no powers to carry out the changes and questioned his re-induction into the party by Sasikala.

With his latest action, Dinakaran seeks to convey that he is determined to take on even the chief minister for their opposition to Sasikala.

He said Salem Suburban District Secretary and former MLA S K Selvam will replace Palaniswami as the district secretary.

"Party cadres are asked to extend their cooperation to Selvam, he said.

Dinakaran, sidelined by the Palainiswami camp in April last, added that the announcement was being made with the approval of Sasikala, who is serving her jail term in a Bengaluru prison in a corruption case.

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