The opposition AIADMK candidate K S Thennarasu filed his nomination papers for the Erode East Assembly bypoll on the last day for filing of nominations today after the O Panneerselvam faction opted out of the race.
Amid the ongoing tussle between the K. Palaniswami and the O. Panneerselvam factions in the AIADMK, the party's Organisation Secretary and former MP V. Maitreyan was expelled from the party.The seasoned politician was expelled by interim .
Adding salt to the wound on O. Panneerselvam and his supporters, the AIADMK organising secretary and former minister D. Jayakumar on Monday said that the party general council will be held on July 11 as decided in the previous general council .
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Launching a federation on your own and appealing like minded organisations to nominate a representative is itself against the principle of federalism, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator O. Panneerselvam said.Panneerselvam, .