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AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami attacks DMK for 'dynasty politics'
The Daily Guardian
|January 05, 2026
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday attacked the ruling DMK, accusing it of functioning like a ‘corporate company’ run by one family, contrasting it with his party, where he claimed anyone can rise to leadership with hardwork.
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Addressing a public meeting in Veerapandi Assembly constituency, a traditional stronghold of the AIADMK, Palaniswami said, “The DMK is a corporate company. It is not a political party. Only AADMK is a political party. Here in the AIADMK, anybody can grow in the party to become a leader.”
Highlighting his own political journey, he said, “I am a son of this soil from this district. Starting as a zonal secretary in AIADMK, I rose to become the general secretary and got an opportunity to serve the people as the Chief Minister. This is possible only in the AIADMK. It is not so in DMK...”
This story is from the January 05, 2026 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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