Tamil Nadu: V Maitreyan, Former AIADMK Organising Secretary And Rajya Sabha MP Joins BJP

V Maitreyan, a former Rajya Sabha MP and organising secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today (9 June) at a programme in New Delhi.

He was welcomed by BJP national general secretaries CT Ravi, Arun Singh and party spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam.

Maitreyan, considered to be a supporter of O Panneerselvam (OPS) was expelled from the AIADMK by Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) in October 2022.

Welcoming his induction into the party, BJP state president K Annamalai said that Maitreyan's experience in public service would provide a boost to the party.