Now, an MLA deserts Team OPS for CM Palaniswami, says he wasn't given enough respect
Palaniswami's faction enjoys the support of the majority of the AIADMK MLAs in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
In Short
- The Panneerselvam camp is backed by 12 MPs.
- The AIADMK split earlier this year
- The two camps received their names ahead of the cancelled RK Nagar polls
Kavundampalayam MLA Aarukutti has left the AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma, the party faction headed by former Chief Minister O Pannerselvam (OPS), and joined Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami's (EPS) camp, the AIADMK Amma.
Aarukutti said he wasn't given enough respect.
Palaniswami's faction enjoys the support of the majority of the AIADMK MLAs in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The Panneerselvam camp, however, is backed by 12 MPs.
After former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's death, the AIADMK split into two camps, each of which received its new name ahead of the now-cancelled RK Nagar bypoll.
Recently, both AIADMK camps extended support to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind ahead of the presidential polls, and have backed former Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu's candidature for the vice-presidential elections.
(With inputs from PTI)
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