Chennai, May 16 -- The cold war in the first family of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), a Vainnyar dominated outfit, seems to have had its impact as a majority of the party's district secretaries and leaders boycotted a crucial meeting convened by Party Founder Dr. S. Ramadoss, on Friday.

The meeting was held at Dr Ramadoss' Thailapuram Estate near Tindivanam and was convened intended to discuss key organizational matters and leadership appointments ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

Despite invitations extended to about 100 district secretaries, only leaders from a few districts, including Krishnagiri, Coimbatore, and Tiruppur, attended the meeting.

Notably, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, who is a Rajya Sabha member, and several key distric...