AIADMK tussle leaves BJP in a dilemma as to which side to ally with

EPS consistently maintained that if OPS wanted to have a dialogue with him, his leadership and position as the next general secretary were "non-negotiable"

A hint of a churn within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the past, and the “big brother” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stepped in to sort out the impending turmoil and ensure that Tamil Nadu’s principal Opposition party stayed united. The BJP could not countenance the idea of a split in the AIADMK between the competing factions led by former chief ministers O Panneerselvam (OPS) and Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), each of whom was convinced that he had the “right” to the political legacy of J Jayalalithaa. It is believed that in December 2016, following Jayalalithaa’s death,