O. Panneerselvam confirmed on Saturday that talks on AIADMK merger were on the ‘right path and good news could be expected in two days’. Photo: PTIChennai: The two rival factions of the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) are expected to announce their merger on Monday, according to leaders from both the camps. The AIADMK merger was set to be sealed on Friday night, but internal disagreements within the Panneerselvam camp on power-sharing turned out to be a roadblock. On Friday, both the factions had confirmed that chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Panneerselvam would come together to announce the merger in front of late CM J. Jayalalithaa’s memorial. A series of steps by the Tamil Nadu government has brought the two sides closer to a merger.

Source: Mint August 20, 2017 14:37 UTC