
O. Panneerselvam. File
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The camp led by former Chief Minister and former coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) O. Panneerselvam, on Thursday (July 31, 2025), announced its decision of quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Earlier in the morning, Mr. Panneerselvam met Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin at the Theosophical Society where the latter routinely goes for a walk.
Emerging from a three-hour-long meeting of Mr. Panneerselvam with his colleagues and supporters, Panruti S. Ramachandran, former Minister who has been acting as an advisor of the camp, told journalists in Chennai there was no need for him to state the reason explicitly. “The State knows it,” Mr. Ramachandran observed.

Expressing hope that the “right alliance” would be formed in future and his camp’s decision would be based upon such development, the former Minister pointed out “as of now, there is no relationship with any party.”
On the camp’s position in ensuring the defeat of the DMK at the hustings, Mr. Ramachandran told The Hindu that “our objective is not negative. We are not interested in pulling down anyone. But, we are interested in the welfare and prosperity of all. We are keen on making people victorious.”
Mr. Panneerselvam, who was present with Mr. Ramachandran during the press interaction, clarified about his meeting with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin earlier in the day. “When I am in Chennai, I ordinarily go to the Theosophical Society for morning walk. This was how I met him and greeted him.”
To a question regarding the possibility of alliance with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by Vijay, the camp’s advisor replied that the alliance would be decided at an appropriate time. He added that “we are not floating any new party. We are continuing with the same arrangement [of running the ADMK Workers’ Rights Retrieval Committee].”
Published – July 31, 2025 06:08 pm IST