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Late night drama unfolded in Chennai on Monday when at least 25 leaders from AIADMK party held a meeting for over an hour, hinting at the merger of two factions of AIADMK - O Panneerselvam and VK Sasikala camps. Addressing the media after the meeting, minister D Jayakumar said, "We welcome OPS's statement about unifying the party. 123 MLAs and all ministers have only wished that Amma's rule should continue," adding that they discussed two issues in the meeting namely submitting the affidavit on two leaves symbol and that party wants Amma rule. According to political pundits, OPS will only agree to the merger if Sasikala and Dinakaran are ousted from the party.