A "good ambience" is evolving for holding merger talks between the two factions of the AIADMK, O Panneerselvam, who heads one of the camps, said today.

In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Kannappan lost narrowly to Congress leader P. Chidambaram.

The Election Commission on Thursday allotted the symbol "Electric Pole" to the AIADMK faction led by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam...