PMK’s Anbumani vs. Ramadoss: Madras High Court directs civil court to hear dispute after May 10

Madras High Court postpones PMK intra-party dispute hearing until after Tamil Nadu and Puducherry elections conclude, on May 10.

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), directed a Chennai city civil court to take up an intra party dispute case between Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss and his estranged son R. Anbumani after May 10 when the process of the Legislative Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry would have concluded.

Justice T.V. Thamilselvi passed the orders after concurring with senior counsel N.L. Rajah, representing PMK general secretary Vadivel Ravanan belonging to Dr. Anbumani’s faction, that it might not be appropriate for the courts to decide intra party disputes after the notification of elections. The judge refrained from immediately lifting a stay imposed on the city civil court proceedings.

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Dr. Ramadoss had filed a civil suit to to declare him as the president of the party and injunct his estranged son R. Anbumani from using the party name, flag, emblem and election symbol. In the plaint, he claimed the party presidentship of his son had expired and yet, he was continuing to cling on to the post illegally. The founder also claimed he had been elected as the incumbent president.