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Rebel AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today announced dissolving a seven-member panel formed in April to hold merger talks with the rival AIADMK (Amma) faction headed by Chief Minister K Panaliswami.
Panneerselvam's announcement at a meeting of party functionaries here came after senior party leaders pressed him for a decision in this regard.
A cheer went up from the cadre after he made the announcement, sources in the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) faction said.
"He announced that the panel stands dissolved," a source said.
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