Tamil Nadu Cabinet revolts, dumps Sasikala’s aide; Dinakaran, his family to be kept out of AIA

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, Apr 18, 2017 : In a big development, Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar said on Tuesday that TTV Dinakaran and his family were to be kept away fromAIADMK and government.Dinakaran is deputy secretary of AIADMK (Amma) faction.

 

"A committee will run the party," he said and added, "Decision is unanimous and based on the views of all ministers, including Chief Minister, MLAs, MPs, public," as per ANI.

Jayakumar made the comments after attending a meeting held at CM EK Palaniswami’s residence.

Meanwhile, mooting a patch-up with the rival AIADMK group led by O Panneerselvam, senior party leader M Thambidurai today said it will be in the party’s interest if both factions merge to take forward the legacy of late Jayalalitha.

Ruling out any change of CM in the state for this possible patch up, Thambidurai said people from the opposing faction may be included in the organisation.

"I have initiated talks with the Panneerselvam camp. We all want to continue the legacy of late Amma and at the same time want to save the party’s symbol of two leaves. So in this largest interest, I think both factions should come together," he said here, adding this is what party workers also want, as per PTI.

Last month, the Election Commission had frozen the ’two leaves’ symbol of the AIADMK as part of its interim order.


Both AIADMK factions led by Panneerselvam and Sasikala respectively were asked to come up with new party names as well as party symbols.

In a related development, the Delhi Police had booked Dinakaran yesterday for allegedly trying to bribe an Election Commission official for obtaining the party symbol for his faction following the arrest of an alleged middleman.

Dinakaran, who is a nephew of VK Sasikala has denied the allegation against him, calling it false.

The crime branch of the Delhi police has claimed that Dinakaran was trying to ensure that his party was allotted the AIADMK poll symbol of two leaves for the RK Nagar bypolls.

The bypolls to the RK Nagar Assembly constituency was scheduled for April 12, but the EC cancelled it, saying the electoral process had been "seriously vitiated" by parties through the use of money power.

The bypoll was necessitated following the death of then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on December 5.

Dhinakaran was the candidate of the Sasikala faction

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