Refusing to accept the new posts given to them in the AIADMK, leaders including C.Ve. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Velumani said they had already urged Mr. Palaniswami to convene a meeting to discuss threadbare the reasons for the defeat in the elections. Mr. Viswanathan said that after the demise of Jayalalithaa, the AIADMK had 134 members in the Assembly. Based on the announcement, Mr. Thangamani, along with former Minister Saroja, MLAs Vettrivel, Usharani, Venkatachalam, Nallathambi, and other AIADMK functionaries participated in the event. When contacted, Mr. Thangamani was not available for comments.