AIADMK rival factions reconcile two weeks after Legislature Party split
The AIADMK rival factions have reconciled nearly two weeks after a split in the Legislature Party. The factions, led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami and S.P. Velumani, have agreed to withdraw petitions seeking disqualification of each other's MLAs. Both groups have expressed a desire to work together moving forward, despite previous tensions.
- ▪The reconciliation occurred after a vertical split during a vote of confidence on May 10.
- ▪Rebel MLAs led by Velumani had initially voted in favor of the confidence motion, while Palaniswami's faction opposed it.
- ▪Both factions have agreed to withdraw their petitions to the Speaker regarding disqualification of each other's members.
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Nearly two weeks after the vertical split of the AIADMK Legislature Party, the rival factions — one headed by general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and the other by former Minister S.P. Velumani — buried the hatchet and arrived at a truce on Wednesday (May 27, 2026).The rebel MLAs headed by Mr. Velumani also presented letters to the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Secretariat, requesting to condone their act of voting contrary to the direction issued by party whip Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy during the vote of confidence of the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led government in the Assembly on May 10.The Speaker, while speaking to journalists, confirmed the receipt of the letters from the AIADMK MLAs.
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