Merger of AIADMK groups likely today

Chennai, Aug 21 The normal merger of AIADMK groups drove by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and rebel pioneer O Panneerselvam is probably going to fructify today.

Palaniswami and Panneerselvam are probably going to land at the party headquarters here by noon and formalize the merger deal, party sources demonstrated.

In front of the formalization of the arrangement, the Palaniswami camp is probably going to make a declaration in regard of gathering boss V K Sasikala since the Panneerselvam group is firm on a 'formal removal' of the imprisoned pioneer.

In a determination on August 10, the chief minister's camp had as of now delegitimised Deputy general Secretary and Sasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran setting the phase for a merger.

Despite the fact that the merger seems inevitable, the group drove by Dhinakaran yesterday had excoriated the merger attempt as a show.

The deputy general secretary's group said their pioneer "can put a full stop" to whatever choice that could be taken identified with a merger.