CHENNAI: Edappadi K.Palaniswami (EPS) has become the third general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) after its founder leader M.G.Ramachandran (MGR) and J. Jayalalithaa.

The party has announced the election of Edappadi K.Palaniswami as the general secretary of the party after Madras High court refused to stay the injunction filed by deposed leader O Panneerselvam and his associates.

The election of Edappadi K.Palaniswami was announced by party election officials Pollachi V. Jayaraman and Natham R Viswanathan. The election officials also handed over the certificate of election to Palaniswami.

EPS while speaking to reporters after the Madras High Court verdict said, "The Election officials have announced the results. I was elected unanimously as the general secretary of the party by the cadre." Party cadres burst crackers and distributed sweets in front of the AIADMK headquarters after the election of EPS was announced.

The high court was hearing a batch of interim applications that challenged the legality of electing EPS as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK and the conduct of the general secretary elections.

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