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AIADMK 55th Founding Day: S.P. Velumani releases statement without EPS photo
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News18•17-10-2026, 21:46
AIADMK 55th Founding Day: S.P. Velumani releases statement without EPS photo
- •Former minister S.P. Velumani released a statement on his X handle to mark the 55th founding day of the AIADMK.
- •Notably, the congratulatory message and post did not feature a photograph of party leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
- •The statement recalled the historical struggles, early public meetings, and contributions of M.G.R. and Jayalalithaa to the party.
- •Velumani also urged the central BJP government to secure permission from the Sri Lankan government to convert M.G.R.'s birth house into a memorial.
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Former minister S.P. Velumani released a congratulatory statement on the 55th founding day of the AIADMK that noticeably omitted the photograph of party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
The statement recalled that the AIADMK was founded in 1972 by M.G.R., who was born on January 17, 1917, in Navalappatti village near Kandy, Sri Lanka. It also highlighted efforts to convert his birthplace into a memorial with the Sri Lankan government's permission.
Despite suffering from a severe, exhausting fever and being advised by doctors to cancel, M.G.R. attended the massive first public meeting in Kanchi after persuasion by R.M. Veerappan and party seniors, traveling five hours from Chennai to address the gathered crowds.
