The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Madras High Court to take a decision within three weeks on a plea filed by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam challenging the July 11 general council meeting of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Live Law reported.
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli also directed Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami, who was elected as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK in its general council meeting held on July 11, to maintain a status quo for now by not passing new resolutions.
At the meeting, AIADMK had expelled Panneerselvam from the party’s primary membership for “anti-party activities”.
Paneerselvam was formerly the coordinator of the AIADMK and Palaniswami was the joint coordinator. The two positions were created during the general council meeting on September 12, 2017, after the party gave the honorary title of “eternal general secretary” to late former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
The general council members, however, in the meeting abolished the party’s dual leadership model and appointed Palaniswami as the “single supreme leader”.
Palaniswami’s elevation on July 11 came soon after the Madras High Court dismissed a plea filed by Panneerselvam seeking to stall the meeting.
Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy had said the meeting can be conducted in accordance with the…
