According to reports, the Salem unit of the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) has opposed the merger move with the AIADMK (Amma). The unit, which met under the leadership of veteran S. Semmalai on Friday, favoured the functioning of O Panneerselvam faction as a separate entity. The Salem district-level meeting was attended by party functionaries including Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy, former Minister, and about a dozen former party MLAs.
