Chennai: Amidst the intense power struggle within ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the O. Panneerselvam camp on Sunday got a boost with three more MPs extending support to the chief minister. The party’s Lok Sabha MPs Jaisingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee (Tuticorin), Senguttuvan (Vellore) and R P Marutharaja (Perambalur) extended their support to Pannerselvam. Four AIADMK Lok Sabha MPS—P. AIADMK Fisheries wing Joint Secretary K A Jeyapaul, a Minister in the 2011-16 Jayalalithaa cabinet and former Erode Mayor Mallika Paramasivan also joined the Panneerselvam camp on Sunday. AIADMK has 37 MPs in Lok Sabha and 13 in Rajya Sabha.

Source: Mint February 12, 2017 07:18 UTC