Chennai: In a significant political realignment that threatens to splinter the AIADMK’s vote bank, side-lined leaders O. Panneerselvam (OPS), TTV Dhinakaran, and KA Sengottaiyan have publicly joined forces, explicitly naming party chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) as their “enemy.” The trio made the announcement during the Muthuramalinga Thevar Jayanti festival in Pasumpon, declaring their intent to work together in the upcoming elections to defeat the “traitor” and restore “Jayalalithaa’s rule.”

The alliance was symbolically cemented as the three leaders travelled together in the same car, paid homage at the Thevar memorial, and later held a joint press conference. Their unified presence at the influential Thevar community event is seen as a major setback for EPS, who has been working

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