Former AIADMK Minister P. Benjamin joins DMK

Former AIADMK Minister and the party’s erstwhile Tiruvallur Central East territory secretary, P. Benjamin, joined the DMK connected Wednesday. He officially joined the enactment astatine Anna Arivalayam successful the beingness of enactment president M.K. Stalin.

Benjamin, who had been with the AIADMK for a agelong time, antecedently served arsenic the Deputy Mayor of the Chennai Corporation. Following the 2016 Assembly election, helium served arsenic the Minister for School Education, and aboriginal arsenic the Minister for Rural Industries.

In the 2026 Assembly election, helium contested from the Maduravoyal constituency but was defeated by the TVK candidate. When differences arose wrong the AIADMK aft the elections, helium was stripped of the station of territory secretary.

Speaking aft his gathering with Mr. Stalin, Mr. Benjamin said helium joined the DMK with the purpose to “continue serving the public”.