By Shashwat Bhandari
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Chennai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai has approached TTV Dhinakaran and urged him to rejoin the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) camp, saying there are no permanent enemies or friends in politics. Annamalai has also said that he would be meeting former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) and will ask him to join the NDA fold ahead of the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. Dhinakaran, who has differences with AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, since his expulsion from the party, has openly expressed his opposition to Palaniswami heading the alliance in Tamil Nadu. Annamalai said that it is important for all the leaders to come together and dethrone the DMK from the state. During his recent interaction with the media, he had said he would rejoin the NDA if somebody else is announced as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly election. Annamalai’s meeting with the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader assumed significance as he has been batting for the return of Dhinakaran and another expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam. “I had spoken to Dhinakaran over the phone, and I will meet him in person and urge him to come back to the NDA,” Annamalai had said. He called on Dhinakaran at the latter’s residence here on September 21 night. A senior AIADMK leader said the presence of Panneerselvam and Dhinakaran in the NDA would not augur well for the victory prospects at the hustings. “It is Palaniswami, who is heading the alliance in the state, and he should decide,” he said. For all the latest news and india news, visit Times Now to get live updates and breaking news around the world.
