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NEW DELHI: AIADMK interim basic secretary Edappadi Okay Palaniswami (EPS) informed the Supreme Court (SC) that an “overwhelming majority” of the get together functionaries have been in opposition to O Panneerselvam (OPS).Contending that the plea filed by OPS was “frivolous in nature”, EPS stated: “Requisition for (a) particular assembly on July 11, 2022, to take choices on single management was made by 2,190 out of two,665 members of the General Council (GC), which quantities to 82% of the GC members.
“This was followed up with the agenda signed by 2,432 GC members (250 additional GC members had given the agenda). On July 11, 2022, the GC (meeting) was attended by 2,460 members. They unanimously passed resolutions removing O Panneerselvam as co-ordinator and from the party’s primary membership.”
The affidavit was filed in response to a petition filed by OPS difficult the Madras High Court’s September 2 verdict that restored EPS because the AIADMK’s single chief. On September 30, EPS assured SC that there can be no election to the put up of basic secretary until the matter was heard by the highest court docket.
Stating that the get together’s GC was its supreme physique and its choices have been binding on all get together members, the affidavit stated the current motion of OPS, which was in opposition to the choice of the GC, made it clear that he was not entitled to be a member. “The claim of Mr O Panneerselvam that the leaders in the party were above the GC was contradictory to the rules and regulations of the party.”
An government council assembly, convened on December 1, 2021, handed a decision to amend the bylaws of the get together with regard to coordinator and joint coordinator posts, which was to be positioned for approval within the subsequent GC assembly. But the decision was not accredited on the GC assembly on June 23, 2022. This resulted within the lapse of the elections, which occurred pursuant to the amendments, to the posts of coordinator and joint coordinator. The variations between EPS and OPS on this regards resulted in a “functional deadlock” within the get together.
“There was an inability on the part of the co-ordinator and joint co-ordinator to function jointly. Under the rules and regulations, the co-ordinator and the joint co-ordinator can do any function only together,” the affidavit stated.
NEW DELHI: AIADMK interim basic secretary Edappadi Okay Palaniswami (EPS) informed the Supreme Court (SC) that an “overwhelming majority” of the get together functionaries have been in opposition to O Panneerselvam (OPS).Contending that the plea filed by OPS was “frivolous in nature”, EPS stated: “Requisition for (a) particular assembly on July 11, 2022, to take choices on single management was made by 2,190 out of two,665 members of the General Council (GC), which quantities to 82% of the GC members.
“This was followed up with the agenda signed by 2,432 GC members (250 additional GC members had given the agenda). On July 11, 2022, the GC (meeting) was attended by 2,460 members. They unanimously passed resolutions removing O Panneerselvam as co-ordinator and from the party’s primary membership.”
The affidavit was filed in response to a petition filed by OPS difficult the Madras High Court’s September 2 verdict that restored EPS because the AIADMK’s single chief. On September 30, EPS assured SC that there can be no election to the put up of basic secretary until the matter was heard by the highest court docket.
Stating that the get together’s GC was its supreme physique and its choices have been binding on all get together members, the affidavit stated the current motion of OPS, which was in opposition to the choice of the GC, made it clear that he was not entitled to be a member. “The claim of Mr O Panneerselvam that the leaders in the party were above the GC was contradictory to the rules and regulations of the party.”
An government council assembly, convened on December 1, 2021, handed a decision to amend the bylaws of the get together with regard to coordinator and joint coordinator posts, which was to be positioned for approval within the subsequent GC assembly. But the decision was not accredited on the GC assembly on June 23, 2022. This resulted within the lapse of the elections, which occurred pursuant to the amendments, to the posts of coordinator and joint coordinator. The variations between EPS and OPS on this regards resulted in a “functional deadlock” within the get together.
“There was an inability on the part of the co-ordinator and joint co-ordinator to function jointly. Under the rules and regulations, the co-ordinator and the joint co-ordinator can do any function only together,” the affidavit stated.