It was in this context that, as a declaration about the infrastructure of the ADMK, Edappadi announced a ‘Mega Alliance under the leadership of the ADMK’ in a public meeting held in Namakkal last month among about one lakh volunteers. The chief understood this signal from Edappadi and spoke directly to our side. “For us, the target is the assembly elections to be held in 2026. Parliamentary elections are very important for you.
At this time, we gave Delhi the election statistics and data on the influence of OPS, saying, ‘If you try to weaken the ADMK by disabling the double leaf symbol due to misdirection, then you will be the biggest loser.’ It was in this situation that the Delhi leadership came down and recognized Edappadi as the interim general secretary.” They said in detail…
Political sources say that Delhi’s move in favor of Edappadi has come as a shock not only to OPS but also to Tamil Nadu BJP.