Amid the row over the latest screening of a video essential of Dravidian stalwarts Periyar E.V. Ramasamy and C.N. Annadurai on the Hindu Munnani’s Lord Murugan devotees convention in Madurai, AIADMK common secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday declared that his get together wouldn’t hand over Annadurai.

In addition to, in his first assurance to the individuals for the 2026 Meeting ballot, he vowed to revive peace, prosperity, improvement, and the State rights, which, he alleged, had been misplaced below the DMK authorities.

“That is my first assurance for the 2026 Meeting election,” Mr. Palanswami emphasised in a social media put up. He charged that it was the DMK authorities that gave up the State’s rights — from Katchchatheevu to the Cauvery.

Rejecting DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s observations on the AIADMK’s place on Annadurai, Mr. Palaniswami mentioned: “Do [late DMK leader and former Chief Minister] Karunanidhi’s son and the DMK have the competence to utter Anna’s identify?”

Chief’s ideas

Mr. Palaniswami recalled alleged makes an attempt to undermine the late chief’s ideas and makes an attempt to applicable the get together and the federal government. He additionally underlined the founding of the AIADMK by the late chief M.G. Ramachandran. “We is not going to hand over on Perarignar Anna even for a second, both in our get together’s identify or in our flag, for he’s in our blood,” Mr. Palaniswami asserted.

DMK govt.’s actions

Charging that the DMK authorities was appearing in opposition to the ideas of Annadurai, Mr. Palaniswami mentioned Mr. Stalin needn’t supply classes on Periyar and Anna to the AIADMK cadre.

Criticising the DMK and Mr. Stalin for having been part of the BJP-led Central authorities between 1999 and 2004, Mr. Palaniswami mentioned: “It has been the DMK which has mortgaged the rights of Tamil Nadu.” He vowed to revive the State’s rights.