Likening the two leaders of the party to their two eyes, the two MLAs had said they cannot choose one over the other and stressed that unity was essential for the welfare of the party and the Vanniyar community it largely represented.

Mani’s close aide, Gingi Saravanan, shared a photograph of the MLA in a private hospital, which marked the first instance of such an outreach to the media from the party’s old timer, which was seen as an indication of his inclination to side with Ramadoss.

MLA Arul’s supporters told TNIE that he had been in the ICU at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi-Speciality Hospital since this afternoon, and the doctors said that he would be discharged by Thursday afternoon.

While both leaders are reportedly in stable condition, sources said their absence appeared to be a deliberate attempt to avoid endorsing the authority of Anbumani.

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