Less than a week after the death of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi, his son M K Alagiri, who was expelled from the party in 2014, claimed that he had the support of “true loyalist cadres”. Alagiri’s statement on Monday comes a day before the DMK’s executive committee meeting, which is expected to finalise a date for elevation of MK Stalin, party working president and Alagiri’s younger brother. Karunanidhi had in January 2014 decided to expel Alagiri for “anti-party activities” after he came out in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. This was also the time when rivalry between the two brothers was at its peak.

Less than a week after the death of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi, his son M K Alagiri, who was expelled from the party in 2014, claimed that he had the support of “true loyalist cadres”. Alagiri’s statement on Monday comes a day before the DMK’s executive committee meeting, which is expected to finalise a date for elevation of MK Stalin, party working president and Alagiri’s younger brother. Karunanidhi had in January 2014 decided to expel Alagiri for “anti-party activities” after he came out in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. This was also the time when rivalry between the two brothers was at its peak.