Dhinakaran likely to chalk out new strategy in AIADMK

As the two-month deadline set by jailed V K Sasikala's nephew and "sidelined" TTV Dhinakaran for the merger of two warring factions ended on Friday, all eyes will be on ruling AIADMK camp on Saturday for more developments.

Despite opposition by ruling AIADMK led by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Dhinakaran is likely to visit party headquarters and meet his supporters to decide the future course of action.

Dhinakaran said that he would also undertake a state-wide tour to strengthen the party and prepare it for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Heavy police force was deployed near the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai after Dhinakaran supporters on Friday said no one could stop him from entering the party office and that he continues to lead the party.

However, minister Dindigul C Sreenivasan said that no invitation has been sent to their faction about any meeting at the party office on Saturday by Dhinakaran.

Meanwhile, a day after charging the ruling AIADMK as corrupt, the rebel leader and former chief minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) suddenly announced that a protest demonstration across Tamil Nadu on August 10 against the government for not solving various issues including NEET and drinking water crisis in the State.