Rebel AIADMK leader C.Ve. Shanmugam accuses Edappadi Palaniswami of suppressing dissent (opens original article in a new tab)

Rebel AIADMK leader C.Ve. Shanmugam accused party general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami of suppressing dissent and staging a 'drama' to help his son join the party, while also criticizing the party's electoral losses and calling for a meeting to address internal issues.

• Rebel AIADMK leader C.Ve. Shanmugam accused Edappadi Palaniswami of suppressing dissent within the party.
• Shanmugam claimed AIADMK's 2026 Assembly election victories were partly due to PMK alliance support.
• He criticized Palaniswami for staging a 'drama' to facilitate his son's entry into AIADMK and called for a general council meeting to address party defeats.