New Delhi sources stated that Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader TTV Dinakaran on Tuesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Delhi High Court which dismissed his petition in connection with the dispute over the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (AIADMK) "two leaves" election symbol case. Reportedly the Delhi High Court had earlier upheld the Election Commission's order that granted the symbol of the AIADMK to the faction led by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
Furthermore a division bench comprising of Justice GS Sistani and Sangita Dhindra Sehgal dismissed the petition filed by TTV Dinakaran and VK Sasikala. Further the dispute arises out of competing claims over AIADMK's two leaves election symbol from TTV Dinakaran-Sasikala on one side and Palaniswami -Panneerselvam on the other side. Meanwhile soon after the death of AIADMK supreme Jayalalitha on 5 December, 2016, the party split into two factions. While one faction was led by Sasikala-Dinakaran-Panneerselvam, the other was led by Palaniswami.
Earlier on 23 November, 2017, the Election Commission allotted the two leaves symbol to the Panneerselvam-Palaniswami faction on the grounds that they enjoyed the support of the majority of members in the legislative and organizational wings. Apparently aggrieved by the allotment, Dinakaran and Sasikala moved the Delhi High Court against the EC order.
