Chennai, May 27 -- After weeks of deepening rift within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the party has now signalled towards a reconciliation with both factions of the party withdrawing their respective petitions against one another.

The MLAs belonging to the faction led by SP Velumani and CV Shanmugam have officially withdrawn a letter submitted to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar, which had requested the appointment of a new AIADMK legislature party leader and chief whip.

Similarly, the faction led by General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) has also withdrawn its petition seeking action against the rebels under the 'Anti-Defection Law'.

The internal rift fumed when Chief Minister Vijay's floor te...