Leaders such as Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and L Murugan never insulted the AIADMK leaders when they headed the saffron party, he said.
Velumani and Annamalai (Wikimedia Commons)
Former minister SP Velumani on Thursday blamed BJP state chief K Annamalai for the split in AIADMK-BJP ties and claimed that had the poll alliance remained intact, the combine would have won 30-35 seats. However, Annamalai wondered it this could happen when the AIADMK failed to win a single seat. Velumani told reporters that Annamalai had needlessly criticised AIADMK leaders.