After Quitting BJP, Tamil Actor Gautami Tadimalla Joins AIADMK, Meets Edappadi Palaniswami

Tamil actor Gautami Tadimalla on Wednesday joined the AIADMK months after she resigned from the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit on October 23, Citing a lack of support from the party.

Tamil actor Gautami Tadimalla met AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai today ( Image Source :ANI )

New Delhi: Months after resigning from the BJP, Tamil actor Gautami Tadimalla on Wednesday joined the AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and met with the party's general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, in Chennai. The move comes ahead of the February 27 Rajya Sabha election and Lok Sabha election slated to happen later this year.

Tamil actor Gautami Tadimalla joined AIADMK and met the party's general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai today

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— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024

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Earlier, Tamil actor Gautami Tadimalla resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu unit on October 23, citing a lack of support from the party. She alleged that several members were supporting C. Alagappan, who she claimed had betrayed her by swindling her of money, property, and documents. Despite her dedication to the party's cause, including efforts in developing the Rajapalayam constituency during the 2021 polls, Tadimalla felt unsupported and decided to part ways with the BJP after 25 years of association.

"...Today I stand at an unimaginable crisis point in my life and find that not only do I not have any support from the Party and leaders, but it has also come to my knowledge that several amongst them have… pic.twitter.com/gOYGw6bef0

— ANI (@ANI) October 23, 2023

Gautami Tadimalla, the Tamil actor, shared that she was entrusted with developing the Rajapalayam constituency during the 2021 Assembly polls and was promised a candidacy from there. Despite this commitment, the assurance was withdrawn at the last moment. 

"However, this assurance to contest was rescinded at the last minute. Regardless, I maintained my commitment to the party," she said but expressed regret that even after 25 years of service to the organisation, there was allegedly no support.

Following the resignation, BJP's Tamil Nadu unit chief K Annamalai said that there is a "miscommunication" between both sides as the saffron party is not trying to protect the accused, C Alagappan, who allegedly swindled her of her money, property and documents.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai while talking to news agency ANI said, "I spoke to Gautami Tadimalla on the phone and she was demanding a very fast action...we had supported her to get the FIR registered, but now she feels that some BJP workers are trying to protect the accused. Nobody is trying to protect him, I had a chat with Gautami today also."

"There is a misunderstanding, Police have to look into it and take action. Nobody in the BJP is trying to protect the accused and he is not connected with the BJP...the accused was with Gautami for 25 years as a friend and he has cheated, it is a case between Gautami and him, we are on the side of Gautami here," he added.

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