Chennai, Aug. 6 -- Former AIADMK MLA Karthik V R Thondaimaan, who
hailed from the Pudukottai Royal family, today quit the party and joined the
ruling DMK ahead of the Assembly elections due in eight months time.
Thondaman, who is the Pudukottai functionary of the AIADMK, joined the
DMK in the presence of Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin at
the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam' here.
Senior Ministers and party leaders were present on the occasion.
He is the second leader to quit the AIADMK and join the DMK in recent times
after Party senior and former MP Anwar Rajaah, also the Minority Wing leader,
quit the party.
Anwar Rajaah had quit the party protesting against AIADMK's alliance with the
BJP for the 2026 Assembly polls, ...