The Tamil Nadu Congress president’s decision to expel dissidents for working against the party during the recent Assembly election has only further deepened rifts within the organization. Although polling in Tamil Nadu has been completed peacefully, the Congress is feeling the heat of internal squabbles. Barely had the din of election subsided when internal acrimony and groupism in the party came out in the open after Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president KV Thangkabalu unilaterally expelled 19 members for alleged anti-party activities on April 13. Out of these 19, seven are Youth Congress office-bearers.