The EC had frozen the AIADMK’s symbol after the two factions-one led by Dhinakaran’s aunt Sasikala and the other by former chief minister O Panneerselvam-staked a claim to it.ĭhinakaran’s close aide Mallikarjuna was also arrested for allegedly facilitating a Rs 50 crore deal between him and Chandrashekar.ĭhinakaran was the treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and was expelled from the party in August 2017 along with Jayalalithaa’s confidante Sasikala. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of the then Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who represented the assembly seat. His statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) once he deposes.Ĭhandrashekar was arrested in April 2017 from a five star hotel by the Delhi Police for allegedly taking money from Dhinakaran to bribe EC officials to get the AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ symbol for the VK Sasikala faction in a by-election to the R K Nagar assembly seat in Tamil Nadu.ĭhinakaran, who was charge sheeted by the police, was also arrested by the Delhi Police after four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe EC officials for the symbol. The 58-year-old AMMK general secretary has been asked to depose before the agency here on April 8, they said. Dhinakaran who is also the nephew of expelled AIADMK interim general secretary V.K.Sasikala is set to meet the powerful Thevar. Officials said they have recorded the statement of Chandrashekhar in this case early this month and now they want to question Dhinakaran to take the probe forward. The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader T.T.V. The move comes after the agency recently arrested jailed ‘conman’ and another accused in this case, Sukesh Chandrashekhar.īoth Dhinakaran and Chandrashekhar were arrested by the Delhi Police crime branch in 2017. Sources in AMMK told IANS that the former MLA's meeting with the Thevar elders will lead to some political churning and the AMMK stands to gain in the days to come.The ED has summoned AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran this week for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bribing of Election Commission officials to get the AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ symbol for the VK Sasikala faction, officials said on Wednesday. In Tamil Nadu, caste is a reality, and expelling our leaders from the party and making way for other caste members will be strongly opposed.'

The party is now in the hands of Edappadi K.

Panneerselvam (OPS) is now out of the party fold. The tallest leader from the Thevar community, O. Palaniswami(EPS), a Gounder community man, the Thevar community is not satisfied in the senior leaders from the community being thrown out from the party which has always cherished the support of Thevar community for victories.Ī Thevar community elder while speaking to IANS pointed out, 'We considered AIADMK as our own party but now it is not so. However, after the AIADMK has gone into the hands of Edappadi K. Notably, the Thevar community has been traditional supporters of the AIADMK and South Tamil Nadu has been a bastion of the AIADMK due to this support extended by the community. Chennai, April 1: The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader T.T.V.ĭhinakaran - who is also the nephew of expelled AIADMK interim general secretary V.K.Sasikala - is set to meet the powerful Thevar community leaders for developing his party into a formidable political entity in the state.

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