AIADMK Warns Political Consequences if TVK Poaches Its Cadre

AIADMK leader R B Udhayakumar on Friday dismissed claims by TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna that 90 per cent of the Dravidian party cadres were ready to jump ship to the Vijay-led party and warned of severe "political consequences" if attempts to poach AIADMK workers continued. 

"I give you (Arjuna) this final warning: if you continue this body-snatching work and this drama of claiming to offer power, you will have to face severe political consequences and a massive political backlash. You will be forced to face it," said



Udhayakumar.

Calling Arjuna a "recent political entrant" with no stable ideological grounding, the former minister alleged that TVK is aggressively trying to buy out loyal opposition cadres using absolute money power and administrative lures. 

"The collective heartbreak of millions of unyielding grassroots workers of the AIADMK remains an inexhaustible vessel. A power centre who has hopped across multiple political parties over the last 10 years just to invest and accumulate power is now making hollow remarks about our cadres," Udhayakumar told reporters here.