Tamil Nadu: OPS faction files petition against AIADMK general secretary election, hearing today

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Refuting claims about filing the nomination for the election to the post of AIADMK's general secretary, O Panneerselvan (OPS) faction on Saturday said that a petition has been filed in the Madras High Court against the poll...

In a statement on Saturday, the OPS-faction stated, "Against the AIADMK bylaw, the election to the post of General Secretary was announced which is illegal..

A release signed by the party's election officers, R Vishwanathan and Pollachi Jeyaraman, stated, "(The) General Secretary would be elected by primary members of the party and candidates can file their nominations from..

Earlier in March, the Madras High Court refused to pass an interim order on a plea by former chief minister O Panneerselvam's confidante, Manoj Pandian, seeking an interim stay on the resolutions passed at the AIADMK General Council meeting on July 11 last year...

Since the death of former chief minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J Jayalalithaa, the party had a dual leadership, with OPS and EPS leading the AIADMK as coordinator and joint coordinator respectively..

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