AIADMK expels 44 members after RK Nagar bypoll defeat
The ruling AIADMK on Thursday expelled 44 members for allegedly supporting sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, after it lost the RK Nagar bypoll. AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and EK Palaniswami announced 44 functionaries from the party's primary membership were 'removed' as they went against the party's principles and brought "disrepute" to the AIADMK. 