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JSP Political Affairs Committee chairman and Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar addressing a party review meeting in Vijayawada on Friday. | N. RAO Jana Sena Party (JSP) Political Affairs Committee (PAC) chairman and Minister for Civil Supplies Nadendla Manohar on Friday said the party had played a key role in protecting democracy in Andhra Pradesh by resisting alleged undemocratic practices during the 2021 local body elections.Addressing a party review meeting chaired by Samineni Uday Bhanu, NTR district JSP president, Mr. Manohar said meetings were being held on the directions of party president and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan to strengthen the organisation and ensure every party worker received due recognition.He said Mr. Pawan Kalyan had instructed leaders to treat cadre with respect, patiently listen to their concerns and strive to resolve their issues. The review meetings, he added, would focus on organisational matters, political strategies and public issues. Mr. Manohar also interacted with party workers, received their suggestions and distributed application forms to grassroots leaders.Recalling the 2021 local body elections, he alleged that the then government had attempted to secure unanimous victories through undemocratic means, but JSP workers resisted such efforts despite political pressure. He praised the courage of Jana Sainiks and women activists, and urged them to display the same commitment in the forthcoming local body elections.Calling for unity, Mr. Manohar said there should be no factionalism within the party. “There is only one group in Jana Sena — the Pawan Kalyan group,” he said, assuring workers that dedicated cadre would receive opportunities at the appropriate time.He announced that the party would soon complete its organisational restructuring by appointing committees at various levels before strengthening its booth-level network across the State. Published - July 24, 2026 08:53 pm IST
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, addressing a public meeting in Coimbatore city seeking votes for the party’s candidate for Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, Singai G. Ramachandran, on April 4, 2024. | Siva Saravanan Secretary of the AIADMK students’ wing Singai G. Ramachandran quit the party on Thursday (July 23, 2026) evening, a few hours after he took part in a party meeting in Chennai. He announced his decision to quit the party on social media. Mr. Ramachandran was not available for a comment.Former Ministers and party’s deputy general secretaries S.P. Velumani and Natham R. Viswanathan were among the senior AIADMK leaders, who were absent for the meeting chaired by party’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami in the party’s head office.An informed source said Mr. Ramachandran, who is an office-bearer in the party’s student wing, took part in the meeting chaired by Mr. Palaniswami on Thursday and he was asked to wind up his speech when he spoke. The source said some functionaries think they were above others.Mr. Palaniswami chaired meetings with functionaries of the AIADMK’s district units in Coimbatore, Dindigul and Chennai. During the meeting involving four Coimbatore district units, Mr. Ramachandran spoke. A participant of the meeting said: “Mr. Ramachandran wanted to speak and he was allowed. But he kept repeating his contentions. He was requested to allow time for others to speak.”The participant said that functionaries could express their opinions but only the general secretary could decide on anything for the party. The source also confirmed that Mr. Thangamani was not present for the meeting involving Namakkal district unit functionaries held on Wednesday (July 22).Party’s senior leaders A. Tamil Magan Hussain, K.P. Munusamy and Dindigul C. Sreenivasan were among the senior leaders who took part in the meetings on Thursday. Published - July 24, 2026 12:51 am IST
Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File. The AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday announced the appointment of a few more colleagues of his for certain posts.In a statement, he stated the Arcot legislator, S.M. Sukumar, Sattur’s former MLA S.G. Subramanian and Erode’s former Deputy Mayor K.C. Palanisamy had been made deputy propaganda secretaries of the party and former Minister V.M. Rajalakshmi, joint secretary of the women’s wing. Meanwhile, Mr Palaniswami would chair a meeting of the women’s wing at the party headquarters on July 1. Published - June 27, 2026 03:28 am IST
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