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Shanmugam said Palaniswami was not elected CM by the MLAs after the 2016 elections and, under his leadership, the party lost power in 2021, leaving him as the Leader of the Opposition.

Viswanathan and Velumani said that AIADMK MLAs were forced to adopt an anti-DMK position after the 2026 Assembly election because of EPS' "wrong decision" to form a government with the DMK.

According to a senior leader in the party, in order to accommodate the existing workers and the newcomers, the party units have been expanded.

Under the new appointments, C Vijayabaskar has been named Pudukkottai district organisational secretary, while M R Vijayabhaskar will serve as Karur district organisational secretary.

After the Karunanidhi-led DMK government was dismissed on January 31, 1976, many party leaders, including M.K. Stalin, were arrested under MISA.

Recalling the earlier practice, Palaniswami said both AIADMK and DMK governments had consulted political parties and farmers before approaching the Supreme Court to secure Cauvery water.