Chennai: Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam walked into his office on Monday after a week's absence, state education minister K Pandiarajan said the rings around the luxury resort where legislators of the VK Sasikala faction have been corralled, will be "cleared of outsiders" on Tuesday, giving safe passage to whoever wishes to meet them. Engaged in a tussle for power with Ms Sasikala, the Panneerselvam camp has claimed that the legislators have been held against their will, so they can be produced before the Governor for a show of strength.
"Earlier the police check was cursory, now it is more intensive. The Chief Minister has reviewed security," Mr Pandiarajan claimed, putting the figure of "outsiders removed" to "four digits".
Mr Pandiarajan, who joined Mr Pannerselvam's camp last Saturday, said "49 out of AIADMK's 49 MPs will be with us". Explaining why the number of Parliamentarians exceeds that of the state legislators, he said, unlike the MLAs, they were not under rings of protection.
Claiming there has been a groundswell of support for Mr Panneerselvam, he said, "Since the time of party founder MGR, we did not see this kind of emotive support. That is why I shifted. The MLAs also know this".
"Earlier the police check was cursory, now it is more intensive. The Chief Minister has reviewed security," Mr Pandiarajan claimed, putting the figure of "outsiders removed" to "four digits".
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Mr Pandiarajan, who joined Mr Pannerselvam's camp last Saturday, said "49 out of AIADMK's 49 MPs will be with us". Explaining why the number of Parliamentarians exceeds that of the state legislators, he said, unlike the MLAs, they were not under rings of protection.
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Claiming there has been a groundswell of support for Mr Panneerselvam, he said, "Since the time of party founder MGR, we did not see this kind of emotive support. That is why I shifted. The MLAs also know this".
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