Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. The developments came a day after merger efforts appeared to have hit a roadblock with the Panneerselvam camp seeking the formal expulsion of V.K. Photo: PTIChennai: The two rival factions of Tamil Nadu’s ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) moved closer towards formal merger talks on Friday, seeking to end the internecine fight that followed the death of party leader and chief minister J. Jayalalithaa. We have invited them (Panneerselvam faction) for talks.”Panneerselvam’s faction said it would reciprocate the move. The developments came a day after merger efforts appeared to have hit a roadblock with the Panneerselvam camp seeking the formal expulsion of V.K.

Source: Mint April 21, 2017 18:22 UTC