Edappadi Palanisamy denies mass defections to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palanisamy has dismissed claims made by Public Works Minister Adhav Arjunan regarding mass defections to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party. Responding during a meeting in Salem, Palanisamy denied reports that 2,000 branch secretaries and 1,400 union secretaries from AIADMK have joined TVK.

Palanisamy asserted that the AIADMK is a robust organization built through years of hard work by its cadres. He criticized the TVK, suggesting the party lacks a strong grassroots organizational structure and is attempting to recruit members from other parties to compensate for its lack of internal personnel. He further remarked that certain ministers joined TVK after moving through multiple political parties and are using rhetoric about AIADMK to gain political attention.