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EPS indulging in ‘Insta reel politics’, says Sivasankar
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|October 18, 2025
TRANSPORT Minister SS Sivasankar blamed AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for indulging in “Insta reels politics" because of his new acquaintances, indirectly referring to his recent support for actor Vijay's TVK.
Sivasankar hit back at Palaniswami for showing lookalike kadai halwa packets named 'Uruttu' kadai halwa to mock the DMK's unfulfilled election promises.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
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