CHENNAI: The factional drama within the AIADMK reached the end point for veteran leader and Gobichettipalayam MLA KA Sengottaiyan on Friday after party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami expelled him from primary membership for sharing the stage with ousted leaders, O Panneerselvam and AMMK general secretary founder TTV Dhinakaran, at the Guru Puja of Muthuramalinga Thevar in Pasumpon a day ago.

Palaniswami accused Sengottaiyan of repeatedly acting in ways that were contrary to the party’s objectives and rules. Despite being aware that maintaining contact with expelled members was prohibited, he had continued to associate with them, thereby violating party discipline and bringing disrepute to the organisation.

The expulsion marks the culmination of weeks of tension between Sengott

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