EPS Rejects OPS's AIADMK Reunion Offer Ahead of Tamil Nadu Polls

• AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) rejected O Panneerselvam's (OPS) offer to rejoin the party.
• OPS expressed willingness to return to AIADMK, even asking if TTV Dhinakaran and EPS were ready to accept him.
• EPS stated that OPS's expulsion was a unanimous decision by the party's general council in 2022, not his individual choice.
• EPS cited OPS's 'betrayal and anti-party activities' as reasons for his removal from primary membership.
• TTV Dhinakaran, also expelled from AIADMK, recently rejoined the NDA under EPS's leadership for the upcoming Assembly election.

Why It Matters: EPS firmly rejected OPS's offer to rejoin AIADMK, citing a collective decision for his expulsion.