Ex-MLA gets PMK ticket

Ex-MLA gets PMK ticket

The Hindu

The PMK released its final list of four candidates for the Assembly election, which included the name of former MLA S.X. Rajamannar. He joined the PMK on Thursday after quitting the DMK and would contest from Poonamallee. “I am quitting from DMK because I don’t like the attitude of the current leadership. I have served DMK in various capacities for the past 25 years,” Mr. Rajamannar told reporters after joining the PMK in the presence of its president G.K. Mani. Mr. Rajamannar had lost the Assembly election in 2006, contesting on DMK ticket from Ottapidaram.
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