Crisis in AIADMK after Tamil Nadu polls, Shanmugam-led faction wants EPS to quit

A rebel group of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), led by former Ministers C.Ve. Shanmugam and S.P. Velumani on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) declared its support to the new Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government.

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The decision had been made in the light of the Assembly election verdict, former Law Minister Mr Shanmugam said, interacting with the press in the presence of many of his colleagues including Mr S P Velumani, C. Vijayabhaskar and R. Kamaraj.

He accused the general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami of having attempted to form a government with the support of the party’s traditional adversary, DMK. “This was a shock to us.” As the AIADMK was established to oppose the DMK and it had been practising politics all these years only on this plank, any move to collaborate with its rival would render “the party’s disappearance,” Mr Shanmugam observed.