Hosur: AIADMK Deputy General Secretary K P Munusamy has refuted a claim by Minister C T R Nirmal Kumar that Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay sought an appointment to meet party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, which was declined.
Munusamy stated that at no point in time and under no circumstances did the chief minister or his official team seek an appointment with AIADMK general secretary.
The clarification comes in the backdrop of a split and patch-up in the AIADMK over the issue of supporting the Vijay-led TVK government last month.
The rebel MLAs led by S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam voted in favour of the TVK during the floor test in the Assembly on May 13, leading to AIADMK seeking disciplinary action under the anti-defection law.
However, most of the remaining rebel MLAs patched up with General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami, who withdrew the petition seeking action against them.
