'OPS for CM' posters jolt ruling AIADMK

With only nine months before Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, posters projecting Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as the ruling AIADMK's chief ministerial candidate have created ripples within the party. A group of senior ministers have been shuttling between the residences of Panneerselvam and Chief Minister E Palaniswami. Panneerselvam and Palaniswami issued a joint statement in which they said that all key policy decisions would be taken democratically, and cautioned "functionaries against sharing personal opinions" "Party's decisions, including alliance, will reflect cadre sentiment. All cadres should work unitedly for victory. Functionaries ought to avoid sharing personal opinions. Action will be taken against those violate this," the joint statement said.