Ramadoss abandoned us: PMK’s former MLA Arul

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Former PMK MLA R. Arul, a staunch loyalist of party founder S. Ramadoss, on Monday (June 29, 2026), indicated he was upset with the party leadership following the recent reunion between Dr. Ramadoss and his estranged son Anbumani.

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Mr. Arul told journalists in Salem had the father and son reunited last year itself, many PMK functionaries would not have suffered from debts. Functionaries (of Dr. Ramadoss’s faction) who spent several crores in the Assembly elections now do not know what to do. “Dr. Ramadoss abandoned us. We will decide on the next course of action in two days,” Mr. Arul said after a meeting with his supporters in Salem.

He and his supporters will decide on the next course of action in two days, Mr. Arul said.