held on 11 June 2022 and set aside the previous court order of the single judge in the appeal case of Palaniswami, thus effectively restoring unitary leadership. On 12 September 2022, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea of Panneerselvam challenging the order of Madras High Court to handover the keys to Palaniswami. On 23 February 2023, the Supreme Court of India upheld the decisions of the AIADMK general council meeting held on 11 June 2022, and dismissed the petition of O. Panneerselvam challenging the previous order of the division bench, thus affirming unitary leadership under Edappadi K Palaniswami. Controversy A report in The Week magazine in December 2017, alleged that Panneerselvam was on the sand mining baron Sekhar Reddy's payroll. Reddy was arrested by the Income Tax department in March 2017 on money laundering charges. Five pages of the Reddy's Diary suggest alleged payments made to several AIADMK ministers, MLAs, and many others, amounting to more than ₹ 48 crore. At least five payments in which the word 'OPS' or the name of his secretary Ramesh was written are shown in the contents of the diary. Elections contested He is one among the politicians who won all the elections he has participated. Tamil Nadu Legislative elections See also First Panneerselvam ministry Second Panneerselvam ministry Third Panneerselvam ministry References All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu 1951 births Living people State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu Chief ministers from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Leaders of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu Indian Tamil politicians Tamil Nadu politicians Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026