PMK feud: Ramadoss dismisses Anbumani's claim of DMK involvement

PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday dismissed his son Anumani Ramadoss' claim that the ruling DMK was responsible for the ongoing intra-party tussle, terming it 'utter lies'.
At the PMK's general council meeting in Kancheepuram, Dr. Anbumani had claimed that the DMK wanted to weaken the PMK, and that the ruling party and 'conspirators within' were responsible for the ongoing dispute between him and Dr. Ramadoss.
When asked whether he would accept Dr. Anbumani's apology, Dr. Ramadoss sang a Tamil song, hinting that the answer would be revealed in the coming days.

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