CHENNAI: In an oblique reference to his estranged leader Dr S Ramadoss, expelled former PMK legislator T Velmurugan on Thursday said he would ‘expose the opposite camp’ if he was pushed to a corner.Speaking to reporters here hours after PMK president GK Mani formally announced his expulsion for anti-party activities, Velmurugan said his expulsion was not valid under party laws.“I was formally elected as the joint general secretary. If they want to remove me, let the executive committee members vote. If the majority wants me to go, I am game for it,” he said.Stating that he was humiliated when he was called to show cause for his alleged defamatory speech against Ramadoss, the ex-MLA said: “If I disclose what happened behind the closed doors, it would lead to a law and order situation. I am getting threatening calls from several functionaries including those from the Vanniyar Sangam.” Tracing his association with the party since its formative years which was rooted in the Vanniyar Sangam’s agitations seeking reservation, Velmurugan said he was deeply pained about his expulsion.“I had been in the party right from the start. I have spent my money and energy for the growth of the party and am aware of everything that has transpired. I hope, the opposite camp reciprocates the decorum. If I am pushed to a corner, I will expose them,” he said.Faulting certain self-aggrandising elements for spreading canards in the party, he said at one stage, Ramadoss was convinced about such flawed inputs. “They thought I would be rivalling with GK Mani and J Guru.” Ruling out compromise with the party, Velmurugan asserted that he, along with other expelled leaders, would prove that they represented the ‘true’ PMK. “If the people disapprove of the PMK tag, we would think of other possibilities,” he said.
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