The simmering Public Rift Between Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) Founder S Ramadoss and His Son, Party Prime President Anbumani Ramadoss, May Be Headed for a Cooling Down – Prompt not by Sudden Meeting Of The Minds. Alleged Discover of a Tapping Device, and the Apprension of a Police Investigation.

According to two senior pmk sources and a confidant close to the family, a complaint failed on behalf of ramadoss about the discovery of a sophisticated audio-passing device at his house, and the hint that. May be implicated in it, had prompted a flurry of damage-consol efforts by the family. G Viswanathan, who runs the Vit Group of Institutions and is a long-time friend of the family, is reportedly the chief mediator.

A complaint filed with police cyber crime wing by PMK headquarters secretary m anbalagan, seen by the Indian express, say that “an applatus (bug)” was found at the office reside Evening of July 9, “In the usual situation Chair (SOFA)”, while they were cleaning the furniture.

The complaint added that the device was planted while ramadoss was not present, and south a thorough search of the house “to find out if there are any other devices alsofices also fix in the same place by the mongers. Appear to be anti-social elements ”. The complaint also urged the authorities “to take appropriate legal action at the earliest, Apart from Providing Adequate Police Force for the safety of our Founder president and his faamily”.

However, The PMK and Ramadoss Family Later Got Apprenable that complaint provided a reason to the dmk government to send in state polress into ramadoss’s house, as well as go after anbumani. The PMK is an ally of the bjp-RED nda in the state.

Incidentally, Ramadoss’s Complaint Regarding The “Tapping” Device Followed Earlier Questions Raised By Him about Digital Security With The Party, Claiming That His Social Media Still Controlled the Loy Anbumani, whom he had dismissed.

“With the Villupuram Police Reportedly preparing to act (over the ‘bugging’ device), and seeking details, the positiveness of Law enforcement enforcement entrance and politically space. Became Too Risky for Both sides, “Said a senior PMK Leader. “Letting them enter the house itself would be detrimental to the party,” said a top source in the party.

This added an urgency to the mediation afforsting the father and son, and as per sources, a breakthrough is near. A top source in the family said it was anbumani’s father-in-law krishnaswamy, who is also a friend of viswanathan, who had made the vitgroup owner to Invest. Senior Ramadoss and Viswanathan are believed to have met last week on Saturday.

The Top PMK Source Said: “The conversation between viswanathan and ayya (ramadoss) was Candid. The focus now is not on Ego or Succession, but on Protecting the family and the part of the first from the illusion.”

A PMK Leader said what contributed to the thaw was anbumani’s meeting last week with mother saraswathi at a family wedding in chennai. Anbumani and his wife sowmya touched Saraswathi’s feet and south her blessings, as senior party members watched. The two sides reportedly went on to hold talks for nearly two hours, Though Ramadoss and Anbumani Made Sure that they were not present together at the venue.

A formal withdrawal of the police complaint on the “bugging” device is being consider, insides Said, and more family meetings are experimenting before the weekend.

The developments come ahead of a big public protest planned on July 20 by Anbumani, Demanding Implementation of 10.5% Internal Reservation for the vanniyar community with the most backward closses quota. A truce with his father before the meeting, which is expected to attract more than 5,000 party cadres and would justice from Ramadoss’s Home, will be symbolicly a big boost fer.

“We hope that the weekend passes without a knock on the door from the villupuram police, and the father and share the stage on July 20,” Said a PMK Leader.

While Ramadoss’s Office Promised to Respond Soon, Anbumani and Viswanathan was not available for comments.

The rift between ramadoss and anbumani spilled into the open earlier this year when the senior leader was seen as siding the son. Then, in a surprise move, ramadoss pushed to elevate his grandson p mukundan – the son of his givehter gandhimathi – as pmk youth wing president.

Anbumani opposed the movement, which was seen as an attempt to undercut his ledership. Earler this month, ramadoss overruled anbumani’s expulsion of an mla, saying that as “working president”, he did not have that authority.