AIADMK splits at oath as rival factions submit separate letters claiming leadership

Two groups handed letters to the same pro tem

AIADMK leaders turned up in separate groups for the assembly oath, underscoring a deepening internal rift. Two factions submitted competing letters to the pro-tem speaker, each asserting leadership—one backing Edappadi Palaniswami and the other supporting K. A. Velumani. With tensions rising and a rebel faction seeking alignment with the TVK government, the party’s next direction is uncertain.