Chennai, June 2 -- AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has taken potshots at detractors within the party and said he is taking all steps to strengthen the party which has faced dissent and resignation of party workers after losing the assembly polls.

He urged party workers not to succumb to any fear and anxiety. "With the blessings of our two great leaders and with your cooperation, I have taken up the responsibility of 'General Secretary of the Party' and have been working tirelessly, day and night," he said in a letter to party workers posted on X.

"You all know well that, with the support of the party administrators and the crores of party workers, I have been facing various hardships, trials, betrayals, and continuing my...