T T V Dhinakaran

He was grilled and his statement was recorded for the first time by the federal agency here for about 8 hours on April 12

The AIADMK functionaries in Theni district unanimously passed a resolution urging the leaders to include expelled party general secretary Sasikala Natarajan and TTV Dhinakaran back into the party fold

In June, the Madras High Court had delivered a split verdict in the case relating to disqualification of 18 MLAs, an order that will allow the present status quo to continue

The rival leader launched his "Makkal Sandhippu Puratchi Payanam," (Revolutionary people reach out tour) which is part of the Cauvery delta region

Dhinakaran defeated his nearest rival E Madhusudhanan of the AIADMK by 40,707 votes

Dhinakaran also claimed that the wealth recovered in the raids is not black money

The notice directs the 19 dissident legislators to personally appear before Dhanapal on September 14

He also sought the removal of CM K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam during his meeting

Dhinakaran has the support of 21 of the 134 AIADMK MLAs

The AIADMK had 134 members in the assembly