Former three-timeTamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s party on Thursdayannounced that it is severing ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, The Hindu reported
The announcement was made by Panneerselvam’s aide Panruti S Ramachandran, who said the faction, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Cadres’ Rights Retrieval Committee, was quitting the alliance, ANI reported
He added that Panneerselvam would embark ona statewide tour and that future political alignments would depend on “circumstances”.
“As of now, there is no alliance with any party,” Ramachandran said.
The move comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modideclined to meet Panneerselvam during a recent visit to Chennai, Hindustan Times reported.
The snub came days after Panneerselvam publicly criticised the Union government about the withholding of Rs 2,151 crore to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, due to the state government’s opposition to the National Education Policy’s three-language formula, India Today reported.
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