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EPS vs OPS: ADMK office is sealed and section 145 imposed as the tussle turns into riots!

By alagu, 11 July, 2022
ADMK, Edappadi Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam, Tamilnadu

As we have reported earlier, the revenue department officials have sealed the ADMK head office in Royapettah, Chennai after the tussle between both the leaders Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) and O Panneerselvam (OPS) turned into riots as the supporters of both leaders have clashed each other around the party's office ahead of the General Council meeting on Monday. 

While the ADMK has appointed EPS as the party's interim General Secretary, OPS and his supporters had stormed and sieged the ADMK head office to showcase that the party is under their control and to oppose what they claim as the unilateral move of EPS to conduct the meeting. With such events of turmoil since the morning, Chennai has wakened up to dismay and more traffic disruptions for the commuters. As both the leaders fight with the grudge, their supporters have assembled in Vanagaram and Royapettah due to which there have been major traffic jams. 

Owing to the riots at the ADMK office, the police have blocked the movements of vehicles on the roads close to ADMK's office and the visuals from the scenes have shown OPS and his supporters holding ADMK's flag inside the office. The supporters of OPS have removed the banners of EPS at the party's office and several other properties were also been damaged. The supporters of both the leaders had turned Royapettah into a hotbed as they pelted the stones and poles against each other. 

The visuals have shown that the supporters of OPS have covered their faces and damaged a car that belongs to the supporter of EPS and the cadres have also burnt the effigies of EPS inside the office as the developments have turned ugly. Slamming the EPS, the OPS faction said that the true supporters of Jayalalithaa are behind OPS and slammed the EPS faction as the betrayers of the party. As tensions have been escalating in the ADMK's office, several policemen were deployed to counter any untoward incidents. 

The ruling DMK government has sealed the ADMK head office to curb further clashes inside the premises. The authorities from the state revenue department had sealed the ADMK headquarters following the clashes and they had pasted a notice on the door and the police officials blocked the cadres from proceeding further. However, the tensions were spurred when the ADMK announced in the meeting that it has expelled OPS from the party. 

As a sequel to the riots, the government has imposed a curfew under section 145 to maintain the law and order. Besides expelling OPS, the EPS faction has also removed the supporters of OPS- R Vaithilingam, PH Manoj Pandian, and JCD Prabakar from the party. Responding to the expulsion, O Panneerselvam has said that he was elected as the Coordinator by 1.5 crore party workers and that neither Palaniswami nor anyone has the right to expel him. 

 

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