Synopsis: At the 47th weekly press meet, PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss lambasted his son, former Union Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, for orchestrating a party split and fomenting violence. Regretting Anbumani’s ministerial elevation, he claimed three of five MLAs defected, warned of imminent gun use by Anbumani’s camp, banned him from PMK symbols, and announced a pivotal alliance reveal at the 30 December Athur meeting.

At the 47th weekly press meet held in Thailapuram, Villupuram, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S Ramadoss launched a scathing attack on his son and former Union Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, accusing him of engineering a split in the party and encouraging violent behaviour among his supporters.

Ramadoss said he had run the party for 46 years with “relationships, val

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