A senior member of the Panneerselvam camp told reporters that the decision on merger of the AIADMK had been left to Panneerselvam. The announcement of EPS-OPS faction merger is likely to happen at 7.30 PM in Chennai. Some days ago, the Panneerselvam faction passed a resolution declaring the appointment of Dinakaran as deputy general secretary as "improper, unacceptable and invalid". The Palaniswami faction claims that the major demands of Panneerselvam faction have been met after Thursday's announcement. The party will be run by a Coordination Committee," a leader in the Panneerselvam faction told IANS.

Source: India Today August 18, 2017 12:24 UTC