Chennai, June 14 -- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Deputy Secretary, Propaganda, Gautami Tadimalla, on Sunday, resigned from the party's primary membership citing the "current political climate" and her desire to continue social service.

In a post on X, Tadimalla posted a letter addressed to AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Gautami said she was stepping down "with a heavy heart" to carry out social work "in an appropriate manner".

"Effective today, 14/06/2026, considering the current political climate, I am resigning from the post of AIADMK primary member and the post of Party Deputy Propaganda Secretary with a heavy heart, in order to continue my social service in an appropriate manner," she wrote....