Ally MDMK miffed with DMK over 'poaching' of its ex-MLA candidate

The recent induction of Palladam K Muthurathinam, an MDMK functionary who was the party's candidate for the 2021 Assembly election in Palladam constituency, into the DMK in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin has triggered resentment within a section of the MDMK, a key constituent of the ruling DMK-led alliance.

- KUMARESAN S @Chennai

Although the party, led by Vaiko, has not expressed disappointment openly, many MDMK leaders and functionaries, who spoke to TNIE, said they were dismayed.

"There is a tradition and convention in place in Tamil Nadu's politics that a party will not admit a leader from an alliance partner, even if there were internal disputes within that party," one of the leaders said.