Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam, lashing out against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), asked if they would accept if the Bharatiya Janata Party sought to replace its general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami. 

What warranted expelled leader Panneerselvam's attack on the AIADMK were reports that the party asked the saffron party to remove K Annamalai as its state president, according to a report in ANI. He further claimed that the BJP leadership has been in constant touch with him.