Velumani asks Dhinakaran to stay away from party

COIMBATORE: State local administration minister

S P Velumani

said the party’s sidelined leader T T V Dhinakaran should drop his attempts to gain a re - entry into AIADMK.

Talking to reporters in Coimbatore on Sunday, S P Velumani said that the late V N Janaki, who staked claim for AIADMK after her husband and party founder M G Ramachandran eventually withdrew her claim. ``Like her DHinakaran also should stay away from the party,’’ he said.

Velumani’s supporter and Sulur MLA R

Kanagaraj

meanwhile slammed Dhinakaran for seeking to chaCllenge AIADMk in R K Nagar by elections. "He wants to win the election with money power. That will never happen. People have rejected Dhinakaran,’’ he said.