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.
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