An internal rift within All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) became evident on Monday during the oath-taking ceremony of MLAs at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as the legislators were seated in separate groups inside the House.

According to sources, MLAs aligned with the party's General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and another faction associated with CV Shanmugam sat separately during the oath-taking proceedings, highlighting the reported internal differences within the party.