Actor Gautami quits AIADMK, cites Tamil Nadu’s political situation

Actor-politician Gautami Tadimalla resigned from the AIADMK, stepping down as primary member and deputy propaganda secretary. Citing the current political situation in Tamil Nadu, she said she wished to focus on social service and thanked party leaders and cadres for their support

Chennai: Actor Gautami Tadimalla, who was serving as deputy propaganda secretary of AIADMK, on Sunday announced her resignation from the party citing the current political situation in Tamil Nadu.

In her letter to the AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, she said “considering the current political situation, I am resigning from the position of AIADMK primary member and party propaganda deputy secretary with a heavy heart so that I could do social service”.

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She also thanked the former AIADMK ministers, party senior functionaries and the cadres, who cooperated with her in every way since the day she joined the outfit.

Gautami was a long-time member of the BJP for more than two decades before joining AIADMK. She quit BJP in October 2023, citing lack of support from party leadership with regard to her personal issues.

She joined the AIADMK in February 2024 in the presence of Palaniswami and was later appointed as the party’s deputy propaganda secretary in October that year.

Gautami actively campaigned for the AIADMK and NDA alliance across the state in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections.