Palaniswami's elevation as the general secretary is one of the top agendas that the party leaders discussed at the meeting that was held on Thursday - March 9 in Chennai.

BJP's IT wing has had a huge hit as part of this exodus as the functionaries who defected the party belong to the IT wing, which was once buidling momentum for Annamalai's leadership.

MK Stalin campaigned for the DMK-backing Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan and EPS has wooed voters to support ADMK's candidate Thennarasu. 

For OPS whose political career is getting smashed, the demise of his mother had poured a sense of melancholy.

"The tour will begin imminently. We will request justice and fairness district by district and when we meet people, we reveal numerous secrets that held for long,"

"Within minutes of these two great leaders giving their grace, the wonderful news has come. It is a boon given by powerful leaders,"

Earlier, the Election Commission ordered the temporary allocation of the double leaf symbol to Edappadi Palaniswami's team.

The battle for the Two leaves symbol had favoured EPS, thanks to his major numerical strength in the party that displayed a strong support for his leadership.

As we reported, the OPS faction has announced that it will withdraw its candidate Senthil Murugan and said that it will campaign for the ADMK's 'Two leaves' symbol, which will be secured by EPS. 

As both EPS and OPS are battling for the party's 'Two Leaves' symbol, the recent developments display that OPS will likely withdraw his candidate from the race.