K.A. Sengottaiyan, former TN minister expelled from AIADMK, joins TVK

Former AIADMK curate and nine-time MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan connected Thursday joined the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), led by histrion Vijay. He was expelled from the AIADMK recently.

Mr Sengottaiyan, who arrived astatine Mr Vijay’s bureau successful Panaiyur with his supporters, has been appointed organisation caput for 4 districts: Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur and the Nilgiris.

Mr Sengottaiyan, who was archetypal elected to the Assembly erstwhile M.G.R. was Chief Minister successful 1977, continued to clasp assorted positions successful the AIADMK and served arsenic a curate successful the cabinets of Jayalalithaa and Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

Mr Sengottaiayn is the archetypal well-known governmental person to articulation the TVK. A well-known organiser, helium whitethorn assistance Mr Vijay successful organising gathering and enrolling enactment workers.

Feeling sidelined and not accorded owed prominence successful the party—despite being elder to Mr Palaniswami—Mr Sengottaiyan resigned his station arsenic MLA. He was elected from the Gobichettipalayam constituency.