Chennai, May 12 -- Its now official, there appears to be two clear faction in the AIADMK with one faction led by MLA CV Shanmugam claiming majority and announcing support for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government in Tamil Nadu. Shanumgan said that the majority of party members had rejected the proposal of forming a government with the support of the DMK.

Speaking to reporters, Shanmugam said the AIADMK was founded in opposition to the DMK and maintained that aligning with the ruling party would have weakened the organisation.

"We started this party against the DMK. For 53 years, we did politics against the DMK. In such a situation, the proposal that an AIADMK government would be formed with the support of the DMK was one tha...