Change inPMKs registered deal with is an try to hoodwink individuals, says G.Okay. Mani

Former PMK president GK. Mani on Tuesday alleged that the change within the get together’s everlasting and registered deal with from Teynampet in Chennai to Tilak Street (residence of PMK founder S. Ramadoss’s  estranged son Anbumani) was an try to hoodwink the individuals.

Speaking to reporters at Thailapuram close to Tindivanam, he mentioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) had allotted the ‘mango’ image to the PMK. However, the get together’s everlasting deal with was talked about as Tilak Street, and this got here as a shock to the founder and the get together cadre.

“The everlasting deal with of the get together is at Teynampet, Chennai, however this has been modified in an try to hoodwink the individuals. It quantities to dishonest. The ECI talked about in one other letter that it had recorded the small print of the functionaries elected on the normal council assembly held at Mamallapuram,” he mentioned.

‘Meeting invalid’

Mr. Mani, a supporter of Dr. Ramadoss, mentioned Dr. Anbumani was appointed because the PMK president in 2022 and his tenure ended on May 28, 2025. “When this was the case, how might Dr. Anbumani convene the overall council assembly at Mamallapuram [at a later date],” he requested. “Under the get together’s by-laws, the overall and govt councils can’t be convened with out the approval of the founder. Hence, the overall council assembly convened at Mamallapuram is invalid,” he mentioned.

Mr. Mani, the Pennagaram MLA, mentioned the executive committee of the PMK had unanimously elected Dr. Ramadoss because the president at a gathering held on May 29, 2025. This was endorsed by the chief council and normal council conferences held on July 8 and August 19 respectively. “Dr. Ramadoss is the president of the PMK, and that is closing,” he mentioned.

Charges denied

Meanwhile, PMK spokesperson Okay. Balu, a supporter of Dr. Anbumani, rejected Mr. Mani’s allegations. He mentioned there was no fact within the fees, which might solely diminish the stature of Dr. Ramadoss.

“Mr. Mani was the PMK president for 25 years. When Dr. Anbumani grew to become the president in 2022, a letter was despatched to the ECI looking for to alter the deal with to the current one on Tilak Street at T. Nagar, Chennai, on June 1, 2022. Since then, this has been the get together’s headquarters. All the statements launched by Dr. Anbumani have carried this deal with. The identification playing cards issued to the PMK staff carry the identical deal with, and all of the communication from the ECI has been delivered to the T. Nagar deal with,” he mentioned. 

Mr. Balu mentioned the get together’s by-law (Rule 13) doesn’t state that the founder’s approval was required to ratify the selections taken by the overall council. “How can somebody who has served because the PMK president for 25 years make such a defamatory and incorrect assertion,” he requested.

Mr. Balu once more referred to the get together’s by-laws to state that the founder doesn’t mechanically grow to be the president after the tenure [of the president] ends. “The administration of the get together is left to the president, the overall secretary, and the treasurer… Lastly, as for the declare that the ECI letter was really meant for his or her faction [the Ramadoss  faction], the letter despatched to us grants the extension of the tenure, which was sought by us. This allegation is infantile,” he mentioned.