TN Assembly polls | AIADMK receives flak over ticket distribution

The AIADMK’s number of candidates for the Assembly election and the distribution of sure constituencies to allies acquired adversarial response publicly on Thursday from sections of members of the celebration.

In a chat with The Puucho, former Minister Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam, who was not fielded once more in Perundurai, claimed that although he was not disillusioned over the celebration’s resolution to not re-nominate him, the candidate chosen in his place, he mentioned, had “worked against” the celebration prior to now.

He contended that the distinction between the AIADMK nominee and the Opposition-backed Communist Party of India (CPI)’s candidate within the Perundurai meeting phase of Tiruppur parliamentary constituency through the 2019 Lok Sabha ballot was a lot decrease than in different segments.

The sitting MLA of Sattur in Virudhu Nagar district, M.S.R. Rajavarman, complained that Dairy Development Minister, K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji was behind the denial of celebration ticket.

Another disillusioned celebration functionary within the district, ‘Gokulam’ M. Thangaraj, was mulling contesting from Virudhunagar Assembly seat as an Independent.

Ex-Congress candidate

In the central district of Pudukottai, a gaggle of AIADMK cadre staged a protest in Alangudi , demanding the alternative of Dharma Thangavel, who had been chosen for the constituency regardless of having defected to the celebration from the Congress just a few months in the past.

In the Alangudi city, a gaggle of about 600 members of the AIADMK holding celebration flags and carrying portraits of Chief Minister Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Paneerselvam took out a procession from Sandhaipettai to the bus stand, elevating slogans in opposition to the number of Mr. Thangavel.

The candidate hails from a household of politicians. His father Dharmaraj, who isn’t any extra, was a member of the AIADMK and chairman of the Vadakadu cooperative society. His uncle Pushparaj had been a Congress legislator twice within the district.

In Chennai, a bit of AIADMK staff staged their protest on the celebration headquarters in opposition to the allotment of the Egmore constituency to Tamil Nadu Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) President John Pandian.

Similarly, one other group of celebration volunteers performed a ‘road roko’ (blockade) at Nazarathpet junction on the Poonamallee-Bengaluru freeway to oppose the allotment of Poonmallee to the Pattali Makkal Katchi. Consequently, visitors was disturbed on the freeway for a few hours within the morning.

Padmanabhapuram seat

The AIADMK, which has nearly wrapped up the method of seat-sharing with its allies and distribution of Assembly constituencies amongst them, is but to determine on the Padmanabhapuram constituency in Kanniyakumari district.

In its checklist on Wednesday, the celebration introduced N. Thalavai Sundaram for Kanniyakumari, aside from giving three seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On Thursday, Killiyoor was set aside for the Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar).

As of now, the AIADMK has named candidates for 178 constituencies, aside from allotting 12 seats to seven of its allies which is able to all contest on the AIADMK’s image of “two leaves”.

On Thursday, the celebration launched its third checklist of candidates for 2 seats — Perambalur and Thanjavur. For Perambalur, the celebration renominated the sitting legislator, R. Tamizhselvan, and within the case of Thanjavur, it selected V. Arivudainambi.

With the number of Mr. Tamizhselvan, the variety of the candidates within the celebration belonging to Scheduled Castes went as much as 30.

Earlier within the day, the celebration said that Tiruchuli within the Virudhunagar district had been allotted to the All India Moovender Munnani Kazhagam.