Edappadi K Palaniswami, the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party, launched a series of attacks on the late M Karunanidhi, the former leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, during a campaign event in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Palaniswami accused Karunanidhi of focusing on his family's welfare at the expense of DMK party cadres, contrasting him with AIADMK icons M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, whom he described as 'deities' who uplifted the masses. He claimed that neither Karunanidhi nor his son, current DMK leader M K Stalin, cared for their party's members. Palaniswami has intensified his criticism of Karunanidhi in recent days, alleging that Stalin had restricted his father's movements before his death. In response to Stalin's defense of Karunanidhi's legacy, Palaniswami stated that he would initiate an investigation into the circumstances of Karunanidhi's demise. He also directed his criticism towards deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and DMK MP Kanimozhi, predicting that voters would reject dynastic rule in the forthcoming assembly elections. Additionally, he challenged DMK leaders regarding allegations related to the 2G spectrum case, stating he would not be intimidated by legal threats.