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His son, [[P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian|Paul Manoj Pandian]], was also elected an MLA for AIADMK in 2001 from Cheranmahadevi, the same constituency represented by P. H. Pandian in 1989. | His son, [[P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian|Paul Manoj Pandian]], was also elected an MLA for AIADMK in 2001 from Cheranmahadevi, the same constituency represented by P. H. Pandian in 1989. | ||
Pandian was one of the two senior AIADMK leaders who had not supported the ascension of [[Sasikala | Pandian was one of the two senior AIADMK leaders who had not supported the ascension of [[V. K. Sasikala|Sasikala]] within the party after the death of Jayalalithaa in December 2016. Pandian further spoke out against Sasikala's chief ministerial candidacy in February 2017, asserting that she was unfit for the position. He also raised suspicions over Jayalalithaa's death claiming that she had died under unnatural circumstances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-leader-ph-pandian-raises-suspicions-over-jayalalithaas-death/articleshow/57015544.cms |title= AIADMK leader PH Pandian raises suspicions over Jayalalithaa's death |work=The Times of India |date=7 February 2017 |author=Julie Mariappan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ph-pandian-says-sasikala-unfit-to-be-cm-push-from-poes-garden-killed-jayalalithaa/540560/ |title= PH Pandian says, Sasikala unfit to be CM; push from Poes garden killed Jayalalithaa |work=The Financial Express |date=7 February 2017}}</ref> | ||
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