Big rebellion in AIADMK! Questions raised on Edappadi Palaniswami’s leadership ability, party on the verge of collapse

There has been a big earthquake in the politics of Tamil Nadu. Edappadi K. Palaniswami led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Now it is going through a serious internal crisis. 30 MLAs of the party have openly rebelled against his leadership and Joseph Vijay led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Has announced support to the government.

It is being told that the rebel group is being led by SP Velumani and CV Shanmugam. These leaders refused to support Palaniswami’s name in the Assembly. After this, both the factions have been given separate seating arrangements in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, due to which the division within the party has become clearly visible.

The AIADMK has faced consecutive electoral defeats since 2019. The party reached the third position in the 2026 assembly elections, after which questions started being raised on Palaniswami’s strategy and leadership within the party. Rebel leaders allege that Palaniswami was trying to become Chief Minister with the support of DMK to gain power, which is against the basic ideology of the party.

Actually, AIADMK’s politics has always been MG Ramachandran And J. Jayalalithaa It has been based on the legacy of the DMK, where the DMK has been considered the main political rival. In such a situation, the possibility of any kind of cooperation with DMK angered the party workers.

Political analysts believe that Palaniswami’s “I, Me, Myself” politics is now becoming a liability for the party. This is the reason why a large section of the party is now demanding new leadership.

On the other hand, the rebel group has adopted a new strategy. He says that the public has given mandate to Chief Minister Vijay and not to TVK party. Through this he is trying to make a place for himself in the Vijay government. However, till now Vijay has not given any positive indication regarding this proposal.

The biggest challenge before Vijay is that the rebel AIADMK leaders are facing corruption charges. SP Velumani is being investigated in a Rs 98 crore corruption case, while former health minister C Vijayabaskar is under investigation in the alleged gutkha scam. In such a situation, forming an alliance with him can harm Vijay’s anti-corruption image.

On the other hand, the situation of AIADMK is now becoming like an existential crisis. The party’s traditional women vote bank seems to be gradually slipping towards victory. Whereas Palaniswami himself MK Stalin Have failed to establish as an alternative to.

Political experts believe that now a major split in AIADMK is considered almost certain. A legal battle may once again erupt over the party’s election symbol “two leaves”. Earlier in 1987 MG Ramachandran Even after his death, there was a major division in the party.

Amidst this whole incident Bharatiya Janata Party Eyes are also fixed on the role of. After the election results, it has become clear that the alliance with AIADMK did not prove to be very beneficial for BJP either. In such a situation, BJP can now work on a strategy to strengthen itself as an independent force in Tamil Nadu.