Chennai: “Even if the AIADMK does not come to the field unitedly, even if it rejects OPS, TTV Dhinakaran and Sasikala and goes to the election field, the party led by Edappadi Palaniswami will not get the traditional votes of the AIADMK,” said Thaniyarasu, the president of the Tamil Nadu Kongu Youth Council.
Tamil Nadu Kongu Youth Council President Taniyarasu met O. Panneerselvam at his residence in Green Lane, Chennai on Wednesday. Later, while meeting the media, he said: “I met O. Panneerselvam and the administrators today regarding the by-elections in Erode East. In general, the DMK team is strong in Erode East and is not disintegrating.
But we see a problem in the AIADMK alliance as well. AIADMK too is likely to face a big backlash as it says it will field candidates from OPS and EPS alone. Therefore, Kongu Youth Council supports the OPS-led team.
Edappadi Palaniswami cannot make AIADMK gain strength by avoiding or rejecting Annan OPS. Therefore, one and a half crore AIADMK volunteers, the voters of Tamil Nadu, will respond to this autocratic trend of Edappadi through this by-election. Edappadi will be rejected by the majority of voters in order for him to change.
Even if the AIADMK does not come to the field united, rejecting OPS, DTV Dhinakaran, Sasikala and going to the polls, the Edappadi Palaniswami-led team will not get the traditional votes of the AIADMK,” he said.