DMK renominates Marudhu Ganesh in RK Nagar bypoll

CHENNAI: The by-election scene in Tamil Nadu hotted up on Saturday with the DMK renominating its candidate Marudhu Ganesh in the R.K. Nagar Assembly constituency, and immediately got support from the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruttai Katchi (VCK) and All India Forward Bloc.

The party also asserted that it was not worried about the “Two Leaves” going to the ruling AIADMK faction.

Ganesh, who was the party candidate in the April by-election that was later countermanded, will be fielded again in the December 21 bypoll, DMK Working President M.K. Stalin announced, quoting a statement of General Secretary K. Anbazhagan.

“We will face the elections in a democratic way and we will win it in a big way with the support of allies. We already have the support of our allies and would appeal to more parties to support our candidate,” he told reporters.

Asked about Chief Minister K. Palaniswami claiming big victory after the allotment of the “Two Leaves” symbol to his faction, Stalin said “We have faced Two Leaves in the past and have won elections and come to power in the past. There is no fear or worry about Two Leaves.” Tamil Nadu Congress unit President S. Thirunavukkarasar announced the party’s support to DMK candidate while VCK leader Thirumavalavan extended his party’s backing to DMK. He hoped the by-election would be held in a fair manner without money power being allowed to play a part in it.

The bypoll in R.K. Nagar was necessitated by the death of then Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha in December last year.