With the camp of Chief Minister and co-coordinator of the ruling AIADMK Edappadi K Palaniswami hardening its stand towards former interim general secretary of the party V.K. Sasikala and her nephew-cum-general secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) T.T.V. Dhinakaran, the calls made by her and the AMMK leader for unification may not fructify for the time being.
On Wednesday morning, Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar, who is regarded as the de facto spokesperson of the Cabinet, alluded to the reception given to Ms. Sasikala on her return from Bengaluru a few days ago and described the event as “passing clouds”. He sought to equate her and Mr. Dhinakaran with the principal Opposition party, DMK. Later in the day, Mr. Palaniswami declared that one family, meaning that of Ms. Sasikala, would not be allowed to dominate the party.
As for Ms. Sasikala’s journey from Bengaluru to Chennai, which lasted nearly 23 hours, a senior leader in the Chief Minister’s camp…