Chennai, Aug 4 (PTI) Former Ramanathapuram MP Anwar Raja, who was expelled from the AIADMK in November 2021, rejoined the party in the presence of its general secretary K Palaniswami on Friday.

Raja, a critic of the BJP, had been labour minister from 2001 to 2006. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Ramanathapuram constituency on AIADMK ticket in 2014.

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He was expelled from the party for alleged "anti-party" work when he sought the re-introduction of V K Sasikala, a former confidante of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, into the party.

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