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Who is Edappadi Palaniswami?

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Edappadi Palaniswami is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021 and has been the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK; All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation) party since 2023. Since 2021 he has served as the leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.