VIRUDHANAGAR: MDMK general secretary Vaiko dismissed three of party district secretaries from primary membership for opposing his son Durai Vaiyapuri's appointment as headquarters secretary on Monday. The trio was R M Shanmugasundaram (Virudhunagar), S Sevanthiappan (Sivaganga) and T R R Shenguttuvan (Thiruvallur).
"The three persons were asked to appear before the disciplinary action committee for an inquiry on May 11. However, they sent a letter to the party general secretary on May 5 and 7 seeking an explanation and refused to appear. Based on the complaints against them and their letters, they were dismissed from the party's primary membership," said Vaiko in a communication.