AIADMK drama 2.0: Step down or will activate 'sleeper cells' in party, Dhinakaran warns Chief Minister Palaniswami

TTV Dhinakaran, the man behind revolt in the AIADMK, has issued a fresh 'warning' to Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam.

Dhinakaran's words may translate into more trouble for Chief Minister EPS, who is set for a trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

VK Sasikala's nephew in no uncertain terms, warned EPS and said that many AIADMK MLAs will support him, and it's better that the Chief Minister steps down.

This must be noted that the sleeper cell warning comes close after 21 party lawmakers skipped the EPS meet on Monday.

Dhinakaran has claimed the support of 21 MLAs and is demanding removal of Palaniswami as the CM since the merger of two factions led by Palaniswami and rebel leader O Panneerselvam on August 21.

The absence of MLAs from the meet was a setback to the united AIADMK besides the other 21 rebel MLAs, who continued to stay at a Puducherry resort.

Meanwhile, at a meeting, the Chief Minister slammed Dhinakaran and said he was sacked from the post of deputy general secretary on August 10 itself and changes made by him in the party posts were invalid.

The Dhinakaran faction of the AIADMK on Tuesday filed a caveat before the Election Commission that it should be heard before the poll body takes any decision on any pleas to be submitted by the faction consisting of Panneerselvam and Palaniswami after their recent merger.