Former DMK executive member T.R. Shanmugasundaram joins TVK

T.R. Shanmugasundaram, a businessman and managing manager of TRS Properties, joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) connected Friday successful the beingness of enactment main coordinator K. A. Sengottaiyan astatine his residence successful Kullampalayam adjacent Gobichettipalayam.

Shanmugasundaram, a erstwhile DMK enforcement committee member, had earlier been associated with the Tamil Maanila Congress and contested the 2016 Assembly election, securing 13,324 votes. He aboriginal joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and contested the 2021 Assembly election, successful which helium polled 1,02,775 votes.

After being denied a summons for the 2026 Assembly election, helium near the DMK and contested arsenic an Independent campaigner from Mettupalayam, securing 26,756 votes.