AIADMK leaders O. Panneerselvam and K. Palaniswami expelled over 140 office-bearers from the party for allegedly bringing disrepute to the organisation. In a joint statement, the two leaders announced expelling 144 office-bearers belonging to AIADMK’s different organisational units in that district. The said persons were being axed from AIADMK as they went against party principles and “brought disrepute” to it, Panneerselvam, AIADMK coordinator, and Palaniswami, its co-coordinator, said in the statement. They asked their party workers not to have any truck with the expelled persons. Yesterday, they had expelled over 50 persons belonging to the party’s Kancheepuram Central unit and five others from AIADMK’s trade union wing, Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai (ATP).

Source: Mint January 27, 2018 08:03 UTC