CHENNAI: Madurai south MLA SS Saravanan on Monday escaped from Golden Bay Resorts at Koovathur in disguise before AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala reached there. The MLA joined the camp of Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam Soon after reaching Panneerselvam’s residence in Chennai along with Lok Sabha member from Madurai R Gopalakrishnan, Saravanan addressed the press in the presence of OPS and other senior party leaders.“I am an engineer by profession, and I devised ways to escape from the resort . There are many other MLAs who are affected emotionally and physically. All are ready to switch camps and soon it will happen,” said Saravanan.Stating that he was in constant touch with his well-wishers and voters, Saravanan said he was active in social media. “Except for breakfast, lunch and dinner time, I spent the rest of the time on social media replying to my voters and well-wishers. All of them wanted to know whether I would support OPS annan (elder brother), and I just said “sure,” said Saravanan.“I am only a cat. There are several lions in the resort who want to joins the OPS camp. Within a few days, more MLAs will join this camp and we will prove our majority under annan’s leadership and form the government,” said Saravanan.Gopalakrishnan praised late chief minister J Jayalalithaa for giving him a chance to contest as MP from Madurai and for making him sit in parliament. “My family is at peace now after I joined OPS camp. They have been pestering me to take a decision in favour of OPS annan,” said Gopalakrishnan.Monday’s happenings at OPS residence were orchestrated by former electricity minister Natham Viswanathan.