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As per the data available from the Election Commission of India, these nominations were submitted across various constituencies, including Usilampatti in Madurai, South Kattur, Vagaikulam village, and Madurai Cholai Azhakupuram.

Following the agreement, PMK leaders are likely to join the BJP's public meeting in Salem, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address party members. The specifics of the constituencies that PMK will contest are expected to be announced in the coming days.

State administration and the police have claimed that the videos showing labourers being attacked are fake and the two incidents occurred much earlier in Tiruppur and Coimbatore. "Both cases were not clashes between the people of Tamil Nadu and migrant workers," they said.

In a big win for E Palaniswami (EPS) faction, the SC affirmed the Madras HC division bench decision that restored EPS as AIADMK party’s single leader. Reacting to the verdict, he said, "Jayalalithaa said in the Assembly that this party will rule for 100 years. This has been confirmed by the judgment."

The Supreme Court rejected O Panneerselvam's (OPS) plea challenging Madras High Court division bench decision. Earlier, the Madras High Court division bench announced Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) as the AIADMK party’s single leader.

On Wednesday, the EPS faction staged a hunger strike as a reaction to being evicted from the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday and due to the speaker not removing O Panneerselvam from the seat of deputy opposition leader.

The more powerful EPS faction has appointed a new deputy leader and has written several letters requesting that OPS not be seated next to EPS. Speaker M Appavu has stated that he is investigating the matter.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly session started on Monday (October 17) with EPS and 61 MLAs supporting his leadership boycotting the session. EPS boycotted after O Panneerselvam occupied the seat allotted for the deputy leader of the Opposition next to the Opposition leader.

The AIADMK's highest decision-making body, the general council, 'expelled' rival leader O Panneerselvam and some of his associates from the party amid his leadership dispute with Palaniswami, who was elected as the party's interim general secretary by GC members.
 

The meeting's 2500-plus member General Council is anticipated to promote EPS as the party's temporary general secretary, thereby ending the current dual leadership paradigm. The meeting is also expected to result in the removal of OPS's role as Treasurer.

The AIADMK has been embroiled in significant intra-party debate over the subject of single-leadership since last month, and Palaniswami has the support of an overwhelming majority, while Panneerselvam has been marginalised in the party. 

As EPS was presented with a decorated crown, sword, and sceptre by supporters amid cheers, OPS and his supporters, including Deputy Secretary R Vaithilingam, exited the hall and left the premises.

After a leaked audio in which suspended AIADMK leader VK Sasikala hinted at returning to active politics and to resurrect the party, now another audio is in circulation. The leader in the audio, allegedly says that she would have made O Paneerselvam as Tamil Nadu CM had he not rebelled and launched his 'dharma yudham'.

 AIADMK releases list of six candidates. EPS, OPS, TWO ministers and two MLAs including a woman Dalit MLA renominated to their sitting seats.

In a freewheeling interview with Asianet Newsable's Yacoob, AIADMK national spokesperson V Pugazhendhi spoke on the scope of the party's alliance with the BJP, the impact of the return of VK Sasikala and the key issues this election season.