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The Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee has released a database of 16 candidates for the April 9 elections to the 30-member Puducherry Assembly.
The candidates are TPR Selvam (Mannadipet); P. Karthikeyan (Ossudu); N. Raja Kumar (Indira Nagar); V. Vaithilingam (Thattanchavady); P. K. Devadoss (Kamaraj Nagar); M. Vaithianathan (Lawspet); G. Rajendiran (Muthialpet); D. Vizayalakshmi (Ariyankuppam); RKR Anantharaman (Manavely); M. Kandasamy (Embalam-SC); G. Anbarasan (Nettapakkam-SC); A. Dinesh Kumar (Nedungandu-SC); R. Kamalakannan (Thirunallar); A. M. Ranjith (Karaikal North); Ramesh Parambath (Mahe) and Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok (Yanam).
The Congress had faced overmuch disapproval for its inability to merchandise the database of enactment nominees successful fray adjacent aft the past time of filing of information papers ended connected March 23. The past day for withdrawal of nominations was March 26 earlier 3 p.m. As portion of the wide knowing successful the INDIA bloc, the Congress has agreed to contention 16 seats, leaving 14 seats to the DMK. However, the Congress ended up with its candidates contesting successful 5 seats allocated to the DMK.
Releasing the campaigner database astatine a property conference, Member of Parliament and PCC main V. Vaithilingam said the Congress would beryllium contesting lone successful 16 seats allocated successful the INDIA bloc. The Congress members who are contesting against the DMK would look disciplinary action. The enactment would not run for the candidates who are contesting against the DMK, helium added.
Mr. Vaithilingam did not springiness immoderate convincing reply connected the party’s reasoning for initiating enactment against the members aft signifier A and B (authorisation fixed by the enactment enactment to contest) were issued to them. The 5 candidates person already started their run seeking votes nether the Congress awesome successful their respective constituencies. “We volition not run for the 5 candidates,” was Mr. Vaithilingam’s reply to repeated queries regarding the fiasco successful the INDIA bloc.
Asked astir the allegation levelled by the CPI against the Congress for the situation successful the INDIA bloc, the PCC person said the Congress astatine nary constituent held immoderate talks with the Left parties. “The Left parties were lone talking to the DMK. We did not person immoderate seat-sharing talks with the CPI and the CPI (M),” helium said.
Mr. Vaithilingam besides dismissed the connection made by the AICC media spokesperson Dolly Sharma astir the likelihood of ‘friendly fight’ among constituents of the INDIA bloc successful Puducherry. When reporters pointed retired the caller protestation by a conception of Congress workers implicit the contented of erstwhile Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy not being fixed a summons to contention the Assembly election, the PCC main said, “the services of Mr. Narayanasamy would beryllium utilised astatine a antithetic level.” He said the DMK was not consenting to accommodate Mr. Narayanasamy’s candidature successful Nellithope constituency.
Intervening connected the subject, Mr. Narayanasamy said it was important for the Congress enactment to stay agreed during the clip of elections here. “I was told by a DMK person that my candidature was creating part successful the INDIA bloc and hence I decided not to contest. For me, the enactment matters and not the individuals. Political leaders person to look specified situations successful their governmental career,” helium said.
