Chennai, Oct 17: The 32nd foundation anniversary of the AIADMK was celebrated all over the state with great enthusiasm by the party workers. At Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa garlanded the statue of her political mentor and AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran at a function at party headquarters here. She also hoisted the party flag there. Jayalalithaa also distributed solatium of Rs 50,000 each to the 14 families of the deceased partymen at the function. It was on this day 32 years ago, late Ramachandran floated the outfit after his dismissal from the DMK on October 12, 1972.
Ramachandran was expelled for 'anti-party activities'. As the party treasurer, he had demanded accounts of the party funds from the party leadership, besides alleging corruption in the DMK rule, headed then by M Karunanidhi. Bureau Report