Former AIADMK legislator calls on BJP leader in Puducherry

A time aft helium resigned from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, erstwhile legislator of the enactment A. Baskar connected Thursday met Nirmal Kumar Surana, Bharatiya Janata Party’s successful complaint for the Union Territory here, astatine a hotel.

Mr. Surana, who is connected a two-day sojourn to Puducherry for organisational work, said it was lone a courtesy call. BJP Puducherry portion president V. P. Ramalingam was contiguous erstwhile the erstwhile AIADMK MLA called connected Mr. Surana, said a BJP functionary.

Mr. Baskar, who represented the Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency successful 2011 and 2016, was fielded by the AIADMK erstwhile the enactment contested the 2021 polls successful confederation with the ruling BJP and the AINRC from the constituency. However, helium failed to clasp the spot contesting against DMK’s L. Sambath.