{"id":8693,"date":"2024-03-12T17:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2024-03-12T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:12:37","slug":"bjp-and-panneerselvam-behind-move-ahead-of-lok-sabha-election-says-aiadmk-leader-kc-palanisamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/?p=8693","title":{"rendered":"BJP and Panneerselvam behind move ahead of Lok Sabha election, says AIADMK leader KC Palanisamy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Election Commission of India on Monday issued a notice to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, seeking explanation regarding the petition filed by Suriyamoorthy, who reportedly demanded the Commission to freeze the symbol until all the pending cases regarding the symbol were disposed of The development ahead of the general election has gained significance as O Panneerselvam\u2019s faction, which aligned with the BJP, vowed to freeze the symbol to teach a lesson to his bete noire (Palaniswami) for allegedly hijacking the party and expelling their leader.<\/p>\n

There is nothing serious about the notice and it was a regular procedure of the EC. Whoever gives a complaint against any party, this is the procedure the Commission would resort to. It asks for an explanation and we will give a fitting one,\u201d said a state level functionary of the AIADMK quoting the EC notification.<\/p>\n

Another leader in the AIADMK said it was the handiwork of the betrayers OPS, who was associated with the saffron party and trying to take away their party symbol. \u201cThey will not succeed in it,\u201d he said and noted that they have outgrown such gimmicks and tackle it legally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are busy in alliance talks and selecting candidates. It (EC notification) is not a big deal. We will give disappointment and failures to our enemies and betrayers,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

OPS supporter and state secretary of election wing A Subburathinam said there is \u201call possibility of freezing the symbol,\u201d and exposing Palaniswami and his coeteries. \u201cIt is the sign,\u201d he said pointing out to the EC notification.<\/p>\n

Without ruling out the EC notification as politically motivated, former MP of AIADMK KC Palanisamy said that Suriyamoorthy filed a fresh petition before the Commission on February 12 in connection with the row over the party symbol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BJP and Panneerselvam are behind this. Otherwise, the Commission would have not issued such a notice to AIADMK general secretary at this crucial juncture,\u201d he said and justified his claims by stating why the Commission was sitting on his petition filed in October 2023 till date.<\/p>\n

It may be recalled that the original suit was filed by Suriyamoorthy asking the High Court to direct the EC to consider his petition.<\/p>\n

The hearing of the case was scheduled on February 25. The Election Commission would submit the response from AIADMK before the High Court. <\/p>\n

The Supreme Court had issued an interim order facilitating the AIADMK to field its candidate in the Two Leaves symbol in the Erode by poll. However, the Apex Court order would have no impact on the original suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe outcome of the original suit can go either way. Nothing can be taken easily,\u201d said the former AIADMK MP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Election Commission of India on Monday issued a notice to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, seeking explanation regarding the petition filed by Suriyamoorthy, who reportedly demanded the Commission to freeze the symbol until all the pending cases regarding the symbol were disposed of The development ahead of the general election has gained significance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kcpalanisamy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}