AIADMK undecided on candidates for RS poll

The names of three of the four candidates have been announced by the ruling DMK candidatesIt can also select its ally Congress, which will receive one seat to name its candidate. undecided.

There are two power centres in AIADMKThe selection of the two was made with O. Paneerselvam (OPS), and K. Palaniswami(EPS) as former Chief Ministers. candidatesWill be based onTheir preferences. The party leadership held two brainstorming sessions. forRajya Sabha selection candidatesContrary to the M.G. Ramachandran, J. Jayalalithaa, who used to decide candidates onThey are theirs.

Sources from the AIADMKPalaniswami will have to choose between D. Jayakumar and CVe Shanmugham. Both are his former cabinet colleagues. However, Palaniswami wants to nominate Syed Ahmad Khan, his close associate and party Theni president.

Even though the leaders have made their choices, the brainstorming session of the party brought out some ideas, including one candidate with a background in law. D. Valarmathi (one of the senior party leaders), spoke at the session to OPS/EPS and suggested that the party send a person with a background in law to the Rajya Sabha. He pointed out that there are senior lawyers in DMK’s Rajya Sabha.

Another aspect that was discussed was onPreferring a candidate from South Tamil Nadu because the party’s traditional base in the South. The party was defeated in South Tamil Nadu’s 2021 Assembly elections and recent Urban local body elections. The powerful Thevar community, which has a substantial support base in South Tamil Nadu and was traditionally supporting the party, is a strong supporter of the party. AIADMKDue to the Sasikala issue,, had withdrawn from the party and Panneerselvam was not getting the attention it deserved. Both Sasikala as well as Paneerselvam come from Thevar.

The AIADMKLeadership has been given a boost by the BJP (and the Pattali Makkal Katchi, or PMK) who have both announced their support for the elections AIADMKDuring the Rajya Saha elections. The PMK contested the elections to the 2021 Assembly and the January 2022 Urban local body elections. onTheir own. While contesting in an alliance alongside the BJP, the AIADMKIn 2021 Assembly elections, had decided to contest onIts own in the Urban local body votes.

The PMK has 5 MLAs, but the state Assembly is dominated by the PMK. The BJP has 4 MLAs.

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