Chennai: AIADMK whip Agri S S Krishnamurthy on Thursday said that party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami was ready to make “any sacrifice” to safeguard the party and was open to suggestions from all leaders for the growth of AIADMK.Senior leaders such as C Ve Shanmugam could meet Palaniswami any time and convey their views for the growth of AIADMK, Krishnamurthy told reporters in Chennai after meeting Governor R V Arlekar to submit a complaint against TVK minister K A Sengottaiyan.“The general secretary will convene the party’s general council at an appropriate time. He is working vigorously to bring back Amma’s govt,” Krishnamurthy said, referring to the govt of the late chief minister J Jayalalithaa. He added that everyone could air their views and offer suggestions at the meeting.The remarks from Krishnamurthy, a supporter of Palaniswami, come a day after Shanmugam said the party leadership should convene a general council and consult all party leaders for AIADMK’s revival after the bypoll defeat.On the representation submitted to Governor, Krishnamurthy said the recent statement by Sengottaiyan stating that 15 AIADMK MLAs were preparing to quit AIADMK indicated that TVK was indulging in horse-trading.“The senior minister’s statement is ample evidence that horse-trading is still going on,” he said, adding that AIADMK has sought Governor’s intervention to prevent the alleged poaching of MLAs.Meanwhile, All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader V K Sasikala criticised AIADMK leadership over the party’s continued electoral defeats. She attributed the losses to wrong decisions made by certain leaders and stressed the need to bring everyone together for restoring the glory of AIADMK. “I plead everyone to join hands,” she said.
