Sengottaiyan and O. Panneerselvam trade barbs over political switch, leaders’ photographs in shirt pockets
The two leaders, who were once in the AIADMK, bantered over their recent changes in political allegiance during a debate in the Assembly
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and Revenue Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan engaged in friendly banter during a State Assembly debate on the Revised and Agriculture Budgets. Both Sengottaiyan and Panneerselvam had defected from the AIADMK and joined the DMK and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), respectively. Panneerselvam criticized the TVK government for failing to fulfill its electoral promises, while Sengottaiyan argued that the government had five years to implement these promises.
Panneerselvam questioned Sengottaiyan's support for the new government after changing places himself. School Education Minister Rajamohan defended Sengottaiyan, mentioning that TVK leader C. Joseph Vijay had asked Panneerselvam not to remove the photograph of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa from his shirt pocket. PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna added that even after switching political allegiances, Sengottaiyan still kept Jayalalithaa's photograph in his pocket.
Panneerselvam responded by stating that he kept the images of several former leaders in his heart. When Sengottaiyan accused Panneerselvam of speaking poorly, the latter reminded the audience of their years of collaboration during Jayalalithaa's tenure as Chief Minister.
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