DMK Mayors assume offices in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi

The ruling DMK’s Mayors assumed offices in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi Corporations on Friday after being elected unopposed.

 As DMK’s official candidates P.M. Saravanan and K.R. Raju alone filed their nominations in the indirect elections held for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts of Tirunelveli Corporation respectively, they were declared winners.

After winning the poll unopposed in the forenoon, Mr. Saravanan assumed office on Friday afternoon before the indirect election for the Deputy Mayor was conducted.

 After administering oath, Tirunelveli Corporation Commissioner B. Vishnu Chandran handed over the scepter to Mr. Saravanan, who sat on the Mayor’s chair in the council hall in the bright red mayoral robes.

 Following Mr. Vishnu Chandran greeting the new Mayor with a flower basket, Palayamkottai MLA and DMK’s Tirunelveli central district secretary M. Abdul Wahab was the first to wish him with a shawl. Former MP Vijila Sathyananth was also present there.

 All four councilors of the AIADMK did not come to the Corporation on Friday for the indirect election.

 While the DMK bagged 15 of the 17 town panchayats in Tirunelveli district, the AIADMK managed to win the Thirukkurungudi and Thisaiyanvilai town panchayats.