Chennai, Nov. 27 -- AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami refused to comment on expelled party leader KA Sengottaiyan joining the TVK on Thursday, saying that there is "no need to respond" since Sengottaiyan is not in the party anymore.

"Sengottaiyan is not in the AIADMK, so I don't have any need to respond about him joining TVK," he told reporters here.

Expelled AIADMK leader and nine time MLA KA Sengottaiyan joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) along with his supporters on Thursday, a day after he resigned as Gobichettipalayam MLA.

Sengottaiyan holds sway in Erode district, having being elected from his home constituency around nine times. With just over 7 months left for the Assembly elections set to happen in 2026, him j...