T.N. Assembly election: AIADMK releases second list of candidates, retains 30 sitting legislators

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AIADMK wide   caput   Edappadi K. Palaniswami campaigning astatine  Nanganallur successful  Chennai connected  Friday.

AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami campaigning astatine Nanganallur successful Chennai connected Friday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

The AIADMK connected Friday released its 2nd database of candidates, numbering 127, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Till now, the enactment has named 150 candidates including 23 successful the archetypal list.

According to the the 2nd database released by enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami, 25 sitting MLAs were retained and 10 others were dropped. The database besides contained 16 women candidates. Prominent among those who did not fig successful the database were erstwhile Ministers V. Saroja, V.M. Rajalakshmi, Vaigaichelvan, and ‘Ma Foi’ K. Pandiarajan, each of whom mislaid successful the 2021 election.

Ex-Ministers connected the list

Former Ministers who made it to the database included N. Thalavai Sundaram, M.C. Sampath, Be. Vee. Ramanah, V. Somasundaram, P. Balakrishna Reddy, Mukkur N. Subramanian, M.S.M. Anandan, Pollachi V. Jayaraman, S.P. Shanmuganathan, and S.T. Chellapandian. The sole AIADMK’s legislator successful the Kancheepuram-Tiruvallur-Chengalpattu-Chennai belt, Maragatham Kumaravel, has been renominated for Madurantakam.

An absorbing diagnostic of the database was the inclusion of P. Saravanan, who successful 2021 contested successful the AIADMK-led beforehand arsenic a nominee of the BJP successful Madurai (North). This clip too, helium is trying his luck from the aforesaid seat. Likewise, I. Mahendran, who has been chosen by the Dravidian major, contested successful 2021 arsenic the nominee of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), present an state of the AIADMK.

EPS hits retired astatine Stalin

Later successful the day, Mr. Palaniswami criticised the DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for not being capable to reason the process of recognition of constituencies for constituents of the DMK-led front.

Addressing the gathering connected MGR Salai successful Nanganallur of the Alandur Assembly constituency, Mr. Palaniswami recalled Mr. Stalin would assertion his conjugation was “strong.” But, the seat-sharing process had not been completed arsenic yet successful the DMK campy contempt negotiations going connected for 25 days. On the different hand, “we held talks lone for 4 days and concluded them swiftly,” helium observed.

Referring to the effect of Ministers to his disapproval that the AIADMK did not “exert pressure” connected its allies to enactment up candidates connected its symbol, the AIADMK person said the Ministers could, however, not reply his point.

Mr. Palaniswami criticised the DMK’s allies for not “raising people’s issues” successful the Assembly. Yet, specified allies were fixed little fig of seats this time. But, arsenic soon arsenic the predetermination was over, the AIADMK’s allies would item the problems of the public. “This is our confederation dharma,” helium clarified.

On the reflection that helium had been facing electoral setbacks successively, the AIADMK main recalled that erstwhile M. Karunanidhi was the DMK president, his enactment could not adjacent get the presumption of the Leader of the Opposition.

Remarks against Vijay

Later, participating astatine different lawsuit successful Tambaram Assembly constituency, helium alluded to the Karur stampede successful which 41 persons died portion witnessing a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam laminitis Vijay. He said ordinarily, those who wanted to condole the decease of individuals would sojourn the families of the deceased. But, a idiosyncratic had invited to his spot the families of those who had died successful the people of going retired and watching him.

“This is what cinema is. This tin beryllium observed successful diagnostic films. We tin ticker films and bask them. But, we person to permission them arsenic they are. Real beingness is antithetic from the reel life,” Mr. Palaniswami said, calling upon the younker to ponder implicit the transient quality of what was shown successful films.

Published - March 28, 2026 12:56 americium IST

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