AIADMK’s ‘no’ to an alliance with the BJP remains inconclusive, as the Dravidian major left room for reconciliation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024 that the AIADMK take a call on alliance close to the elections.

AIADMK’s spokesperson, D. Jayakumar, dropped the bombshell on Monday to send a message to the national leadership of the saffron party. It received an overwhelming response among AIADMK cadre. But the question is whether the Salem strongman (Edappadi K. Palaniswami) will stand by’ the decision.

“It is a big decision taken by Palaniswami. It was duly communicated through party spokesperson Jayakumar to the BJP’s top leaders. It is also aimed at showing Annamalai his place,” a former minister, privy to the development, said.

Former AIADMK functionary KC Palanisamy said though the AIADMK’s decision is too late, it was welcomed by the party cadre and functionaries. “The million-dollar question is whether EPS and his camp stick to their decision or reverse it? If they do, it will turn counter-productive for the party and demoralise the cadre,” he said and, also, called the Kodanad heist-cum-murder case and the highway tender case as the sword of Damocles hang.