No 58, 59, Paper Mills Road, Near Spectrum Mall, Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600011 By going for a merger, he is at least keeping the BJP happy,' a leader close to EPS said.PANDIAN STORES - Perambur North - Chennai - Tamil nadu - Complete Information Imagine if the DMK comes to power, he would have the state and Centre against him. If the government falls soon, he doesn't want to be left in the lurch. But more than that, EPS feels isolated now. Modi and Amit Shah won't get us votes, people will see through this,' a third leader from the OPS camp told TNM.Д«ut why is EPS keen on a merger? Would it not help him to continue status quo? 'It is not that easy. 'OPS and EPS should not prostrate before Delhi so much. Though the merger will be announced soon, there is clear resentment in the OPS camp. 'Two senior BJP leaders, one RSS loyalist and one person amongst us has essentially finished the OPS rebellion,' he said. One leader added that even if EPS faction disagreed to certain aspects of their conditions, or had some counter-conditions, OPS would still agree.В For instance, EPS camp could ask for veto powers for themselves too. Yes, say all the three leaders TNM has spoken to. We did not include Mafoi's name in the committee and that lead to some more friction,' another leader who was present at the meeting told TNM. But with OPS asking his colleagues to see the advantages of a merger, the meeting soon began discussing the terms. But we tried our best to impress on him that a compromise without certain conditions would be meaningless,' a leader told TNM. 'OPS is definitely under pressure from several quarters. This infuriated KP Munusamy, who said that there was no point talking about 'sacrifices'. Mafoi spoke about how he had sacrificed his cabinet post to join OPS and that it was imperative for both sides to make concessions. Things got heated up in the meeting when former minister Mafoi Pandiarajan made his speech. Many leaders, including PH Pandian, Manoj Pandian, V Maithreyan and KP Munusamy, insisted that a merger with the EPS faction that still accommodated Sasikala would work against OPS and show him in bad light. The leaders took turns to speak and put forward their thoughts on the terms of merger. TNM has spoken to three leaders who were part of the first meeting in OPSвЂ™s Greenways Road residenceВ on FridayВ evening.ДЄccording to two of them, the tone for the meeting had been set by a phone conversation that OPS had with a 'thought leader' close to the RSS, someone who has been openly batting for a merger.

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