Chennai: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has been thrown into its worst internal crisis in years after party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) removed senior leader KA Sengottaiyan from all party posts. The dramatic move comes just one day after Sengottaiyan’s ten-day ultimatum for the party leadership to reinstate expelled members expired, triggering mass resignations and open rebellion within the opposition party.

The crisis began when Sengottaiyan, a veteran leader and former minister, publicly demanded the readmission of former party leaders including O. Panneerselvam (OPS), V.K. Sasikala and T.T.V. Dhinakaran, arguing that only a unified AIADMK could challenge the ruling DMK in the 2026 assembly elections. His deadline for action passed without compliance from the leadership, prompting EPS to........

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