The AIADMK on Friday expelled former Minister and sitting Perundurai MLA Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam from the party, as he filed nomination papers for the April 6 elections as an independent candidate against the AIADMK candidate.
A joint statement from party coordinator O. Panneerselvam and co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami said that the party had removed Mr. Venkatachalam from the party’s primary membership.