Last February: O Panneerselvam carries Jayalalithaa’s portrait as he steps into the assembly to present his budget as finance minister. PTI photo Three of the AIADMK’s most influential leaders — former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and ministers Natham Viswanathan (power) and P Palaniappan (higher education) — will not be part of either seat sharing talks or crucial electoral committee meetings. They are not in the list of leaders named in the committee or deputed for seat-sharing talks, a senior leader confirmed. And in an indication that Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS, has fallen out of favour after having enjoyed the image of being the party’s most powerful leader after...
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