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Chennai, April 1 (). Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is set to meet leaders of the powerful Thevar community to develop his party as a strong political entity in the state.
Notably, the Thevar community has been a traditional supporter of the AIADMK and South Tamil Nadu has been a bastion of the AIADMK because of this support extended by the community.
However, Edappadi K., a Gounder community member of the AIADMK. Palaniswami (EPS), not satisfied with the ouster of senior leaders from the Thevar community, which has always enjoyed support from the party.
Speaking to , an elder of the Thevar community said, “We used to consider AIADMK as our party, but now it is not so.” The tallest leader of the Thevar community, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) is now out of the party. VK Sasikala is already out. The party is now in the hands of Edappadi K Palaniswami, a Gounder. In Tamil Nadu, caste is a reality and there will be strong opposition to ousting our leaders from the party and making way for other caste members.
AMMK sources told that the former MLA’s meeting with Thevar elders would lead to some political churning and benefit the AMMK in the days to come.
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