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The Congress connected Friday finally announced its database of candidates for 27 retired of 28 Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies allotted to it by the DMK for the upcoming election.
It retained 12 sitting MLAs, including the lone pistillate legislator, Tharahai Cuthbert, but shifted her from Vilavancode to Colachel.
The different pistillate campaigner is V. Shrinithi Naidu, fielded successful Singanallur. Ms. Shrinithi contested from Udumalaipettai connected the Makkal Needhi Maiam summons successful 2021, securing astir 8100 votes. Local Congress cadres staged a protestation opposing her candidature.
The database was released aft lengthy discussions successful New Delhi. Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai and Congress Legislature Party person S. Rajeshkumar retained their seats successful Sriperumbudur and Killiyoor respectively.
Killiyoor Congress campaigner S. Rajesh Kumar | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
New entrant G.K.M. Tamil Kumaran, lad of erstwhile Pattali Makkal Katchi president G.K. Mani, has been fixed the Pennagaram seat, contempt beardown absorption from immoderate elder leaders.
The enactment gave the Vilavancode spot to T.T. Praveen, who is said to beryllium influential among the Christian community. He volition vie against S. Vijayadharini, erstwhile Congress MLA, who had joined the BJP up of the past parliamentary elections.
The enactment is yet to denote its campaigner for Melur, arsenic influential Congress leaders are seemingly hoping to tract 1 of their supporters there.
MLA Durai Chandrasekar volition contention again from his Ponneri (SC) constituency. Congress MLAs for Velachery and Sholinghur – J.M.H. Aassan Maulaana and A.M. Munirathinam – volition besides contention from their respective seats.
Former Krishnagiri MP A. Chella Kumar has been fielded successful the Krishnagiri constituency; Gopinath Palaniyappan successful Erode East, which spot was antecedently held by precocious E.V.K.S. Elangovan and precocious Thirumagan E.V. Raa.; and B. Ramachandran successful Udhagamandalam.
K.P. Surya Prakash volition contention from Kavundampalayam, and A.S. Chandrasekaran from Cuddalore.
G. Ashokan, Congress campaigner for Sivakasi Assembly constituency | Photo Credit: HANDOUT
The Congress candidates successful Singanallur, Kavundampalayam, and Cuddalore volition look AIADMK candidates – Jayaram K.R., P.R.G. Arunkumar and M.C. Sampath – respectively.
S. Mangudi retains the Karaikudi constituency, wherever a four-cornered contention is expected, with Naam Tamilar Katchi main Seeman, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam’s Therboki Pandian, and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s Prabhu besides successful the fray.
T. Saravana Kumar volition contention from Usilampatti and Ganesan Ashokan has been fixed the Sivakasi summons – some of them volition combat AIADMK candidates I. Mahendran and K.T. Rajendra Bhalaji.
Rama Karumanickam has retained the Tiruvadanai seat, and S. Oorvashi Amirtharaj the Srivaikuntam segment. Ruby Manoharan volition erstwhile again contention from Nanguneri.
While Sangai Ganeshan has been fielded from the Sankarankovil (SC) constituency, M. Vichu Lenin Prasath has been fielded from Thuraiyur (SC), S.K. Arthanari from Attur (SC), and R. Kuppu Samy from Uthangarai (SC).
T. Rama Chandhiran has been fielded from Aranthangi; V.P. Durai from Ambasamudram; and Jamal Yunus Mohammed from Mayiladuthurai alternatively of sitting MLA S. Rajakumar.
Jothimani’s criticism
Congress MP from Karur S. Jothimani criticised her party’s enactment of candidates and accused Mr. Selvaperunthagai and different office-bearers of ignoring the sentiments of the enactment cadre.
“The Kongu Vellala Gounder community, who bid a bulk successful 38 Assembly seats successful the influential Kongu belt, and the Arunthathiyar assemblage person been denied opportunities. This is unprecedented successful the electoral past of Tamil Nadu,” she said successful a statement.
