The Hindu

Rebel AIADMK leader C.Ve. Shanmugam accuses Edappadi Palaniswami of suppressing dissent

He said the party is falling into the clutches of a single family and accused Mr. Palaniswami of staging a drama to facilitate his sons entry into the party. Mr. Shanmugam claimed that 31 of the 41 Assembly seats won by AIADMK in the 2026 Assembly elections were alms given by the PMK.