In the ongoing public discourse on the convulsions in the AIADMK, many wonder why party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami should not follow the example set by his predecessor Jayalalithaa and the organisation’s founder M.G. Ramachandran in taking back those who were once critical of them.

In this context, references are being made to former Ministers S.D. Somasundaram (SDS) and K. Kalimuthu, who were re-accommodated by MGR and Jayalalithaa, respectively, after a period of separation triggered by bitter criticism.

Similarly, if one were to take a look at the DMK’s history, there have been many instances of the party’s former president M. Karunanidhi taking back several prominent personalities, including Sathiavani Muthu and Nanjil K. Manoharan, into the organisation after condonin

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