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AMID AIADMK leadership row, the Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the Madras High Court division bench decision that restored Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) as the AIADMK party’s single leader. The court rejected O Panneerselvam's (OPS) plea challenging the Madras High Court division bench decision, ANI reported. 

A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheswari and Hrishikesh Roy had reserved judgment on the matter on January 12. The court has also made absolute its interim order passed on July 6, 2022, staying the Madras High Court order dated June 23, 2022, which restrained the AIADMK General Council from passing any resolutions.

This decision came after the apex court bench reserved its verdict on pleas relating to the tussle between former Chief Ministers OPS and EPS over AIADMK leadership on January 11.

On February 3, the Supreme Court asked the AIADMK party General Council to pass a resolution related to a candidate who will represent the party in the upcoming bye-elections of Erode (East) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Soon after the apex court verdict, Palaniswami remembered the later Jayalalithaa said she believed this party will rule for 100 years. Adding that, he said God is a blessing to them.

"I was in doubt about how SC Judgement would be. The veils under which DMK's B team was functioning were torn by the Supreme Court's verdict. Jayalalithaa said in the Assembly that this party will rule for 100 years. This has been confirmed by the judgment of SC," EPS, as quoted by ANI said. 

He went on further and said with the judgment of the Supreme Court, the struggle which went on for six to seven ended today. 

"For the past 6-7 months our cadres suffered a lot. Today's judgement has put an end to it. God's blessing is with us so that we have got the Judgement in our favour. AIADMK is not a family party it is common people's party," he added.