People will teach a lesson to TVK in the bypolls, says Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami criticized the ruling TVK government, predicting electoral defeat for their candidates in upcoming by-polls. He also questioned the Chief Minister's recent trip to London and accused the government of political horse trading.
Why it matters
This reflects the intense political rivalry and instability concerns within the current state government administration.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday said that the people would teach a fitting lesson to the TVK in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-polls for fielding the same candidates, who had defected to the ruling party after being elected to the State Assembly on the AIADMK ticket in the recent Assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters here he said that the candidates in question Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama had defected to the TVK by “horse trading”. Their resignation from the Assembly necessitated the bypolls. However, the TVK had re-nominated them, thereby drawing strong criticism among the voters. The voters would reject both the candidates, and the AIADMK nominees would win in both the constituencies, he said.
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