Vijay Appoints 11 Ex-AIADMK Ministers As TVK Deputy General Secretaries

TVK Chief Vijay has appointed 15 new Deputy General Secretaries, including 11 former AIADMK ministers, in what is being seen as an outreach to AIADMK leaders and cadres.Among those appointed are former ministers Kadambur Raju, Vellamandi Natarajan and Vaigai Selvan.Announcing the appointments, Vijay said the new functionaries would take up their responsibilities along with existing office-bearers, and sought the cooperation of party cadres."I request the party cadres to extend their full cooperation to the new office-bearers," Vijay said.The move comes amid a steady influx of AIADMK leaders into the TVK. Six AIADMK MLAs have resigned and joined the ruling party within months of the Assembly election.Two of the resulting vacancies -- Madurantakam and Dharapuram -- are being contested in bypolls on October 6.