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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has rewarded erstwhile Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and his supporters, who precocious joined the party, by allotting them tickets to contention the upcoming election.
Mr. Panneerselvam volition contention from Bodinayakanur Assembly constituency. Similarly, R. Vaithilingam, a erstwhile AIADMK Minister and a protagonist of Mr. Panneerselvam, volition contention from Orathanadu constituency.
He joined the DMK successful January 2026 and had antecedently won the constituency successful 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2021 Assembly elections.
Manoj Pandian, different protagonist of Mr. Panneerselvam who besides joined the DMK, has been fielded successful Alangulam constituency. He had defeated DMK campaigner Poongothai Aladi Aruna successful the 2021 Assembly election.
Mr. Manoj, lad of erstwhile Speaker P.H. Pandian and a Rajya Sabha Member, had earlier represented Cheranmahadevi Assembly constituency.
Former Higher Education Minister P. Palaniappan, different AIADMK leader, has besides been fixed a DMK summons to contention from the Pappireddipatti constituency.
He was antecedently with the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, founded by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, earlier joining the DMK.
Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam, a erstwhile AIADMK Minister, has besides been fixed a summons to contention from Perundurai constituency. He joined the DMK successful 2021.
The DMK has often been generous successful accommodating leaders from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) who articulation the party. Several elder DMK leaders, including E.V. Velu, K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, K. Muthusamy, Anita Radhakrishnan, and P.K. Sekarbabu, arsenic good arsenic erstwhile Minister V. Senthilbalaji, person their roots successful the AIADMK.
