New Delhi: Amid violent protests, Edappadi Palaniswami was elected AIADMK's interim General Secretary in the General Council Meet at party headquarters in Chennai's Royapettah on Monday. In a general body meet, a resolution has been passed which emphasised about the significance of single leadership in the party to take on the DMK government effectively. The resolution also said that dual leadership has delayed taking key decisions and to ensure AIADMK captures power again single leadership is a must.


Here are the resolutions passed at AIADMK General Council Meeting:



  • The party passed a resolution to terminate the posts of coordinator and joint-coordinator, officially doing away with the dual leadership structure in the party. Earlier, OPS and EPS held these two posts, respectively.

  • The party passes a resolution naming EPS as interim general secretary

  • The post of General Secretary has been revived, for which primary members of the party will vote in fresh elections that will be held within four months. The post which was held by late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa was abolished after her death in 2016.

  • The part passed a resolution creating the post of Deputy General Secretary, who will be selected by the party's General Secretary.

  • Anyone who wants to contest as General Secretary has to be a member of the party for 10 years. The candidature should be proposed by at least 10 district secretaries and seconded by the same number of district secretaries of the party.

  • The party adopted a resolution congratulating newly elected members to various internal party posts.

  • The party passed a resolution debating the present situation of AIADMK and future development for the party.

  • The party condemned Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)  for terminating AIADMK's People's schemes.

  • Condemning DMK for not controlling raising prices of commodities.

  • Condemning DMK who failed to take care of State law & order.

  • Requesting Centre & state government to put stop to Mekedatu Dam Project.

  • Protecting Sri Lankan Tamil Rights by requesting State & Central government.

  • Protecting weavers and sorting out their problems.

  • Condemning DMK for not doing what they said on the election manifesto.

  • Requesting DMK to solve the issues for teachers and government employees which they told on election manifesto.