From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami is no pushover
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As D-Day dawned, few politicians could have sworn they had a restful night. Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami is most likely to have been one of them. Unflustered, almost naïve in his optimism and quietly confident, the chief minister had immense faith in himself.
With the DMK’s victory in the assembly election, an unfazed Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami Palaniswami is likely to focus his energies on another battle
(This story originally appeared in on May 03, 2021)CHENNAI: As D-Day dawned, few politicians could have sworn they had a restful night. Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami is most likely to have been one of them. Unflustered, almost naïve in his optimism and quietly confident, the chief minister had immense faith in himself.
CHENNAI: As D-Day dawned, few politicians could have sworn they had a restful night. Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami is most likely to have been one of them. Unflustered, the incumbent CM exuded confidence on the party’s prospects. After the death of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa in December 2016, and his fortuitous climb up the ladder, EPS, as he is popularly known, has rarely looked back or down. With DMK’s victory, an unfazed Palaniswami is likely to focus his energies on retaining control of AIADMK.
While he failed to defeat M K Stalin, EPS may still checkmate his former benefactor and Jayalalithaa’s close aide V K Sasikala and her nephew T T V Dhinakaran. By helping his party win close to 70 seats, EPS has risen in stature within AIADMK. With AMMK’s poor showing not a single seat won and its leader Dhinakaran’s defeat in Kovilpatti, EPS’s stock has risen.
With the DMK’s victory in the assembly election, an unfazed Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami Palaniswami is likely to focus his energies on another battle
CHENNAI: As D-Day dawned, few politicians could have sworn they had a restful night. Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami is most likely to have been one of them. Unflustered, almost naïve in his optimism and quietly confident, the chief minister had immense faith in himself.
After the death of former AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa in December 2016, and his fortuitous climb up the political ladder, EPS, as he is popularly known, has rarely looked back – nor down.
With the DMK’s victory in the assembly election, an unfazed Palaniswami is likely to focus his energies on another battle – to take control of the AIADMK. While he failed to defeat DMK president M K Stalin in the race for chief ministership, EPS may well manage to checkmate more dangerous foes like his former benefactor and Jayalalithaa’s close aide, V K Sasikala and he
Tamil Nadu election: EPS beaten but hopes to retain edge over V K Sasikala
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As D-Day dawned, few politicians could have sworn they had a restful night. Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami is most likely to have been one of them. Unflustered, the incumbent CM exuded confidence on the party’s prospects.
Edappadi K Palaniswami submits his resignation as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, congratulates MK Stalin
(This story originally appeared in on May 03, 2021)CHENNAI: As D-Day dawned, few politicians could have sworn they had a restful night. Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami is most likely to have been one of them. Unflustered, the incumbent CM exuded confidence on the party’s prospects.
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