Days ago, former Chief Minister Panneerselvam had said he was willing to return to the AIADMK but insisted that the all-powerful general secretary post in the party should be elected by cadres.

After renewing his plea on February 24 for a unified AIADMK, marking the birth anniversary of Jayalalithaa, Panneerselvam said in a statement “just as sun dried fish (karuvadu) will not become ...