DMK on Monday announced that its General Council meeting, which was deferred in view of M Karunanidhi’s hospitalisation, would be held on 4 January, 2017 at the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam.

DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan said that the General Council, originally slated on 20 December under its President M Karunanidhi, will now be held next month.

DMK deputy general secretary V P Duraisamy, told TOI, “Stalin’s name will be proposed for the post of working president and it is only the general council meeting which has the power to appoint a person as working president. There is no need to amend any bylaws as the party constitution has a provision to appoint a working president or deputy leader for the party”.