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K. V. Ramalingam, erstwhile Minister successful the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) authorities who held the Public Works, Sports and Youth Welfare portfolios betwixt 2011 and 2013, joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) successful the beingness of the party’s main coordinator, K. A. Sengottaiyan, astatine the latter’s residence successful Gobichettipalayam precocious connected Thursday night.
Mr. Ramalingam was elected to the Assembly from the Erode West constituency successful 2011 and 2016. He had been serving arsenic the AIADMK’s Erode Urban territory caput until the party’s wide secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, precocious removed him from the post.
At astir 11.30 p.m. connected Thursday, Mr. Ramalingam met Mr. Sengottaiyan astatine his residence successful Kullampalayam adjacent Gobichettipalayam and formally joined TVK. Mr. Ramalingam said much than 500 AIADMK cadre and functionaries were apt to articulation TVK aboriginal successful the day.
