The T T V Dinakaran camp has officially announced that the ousted All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader will contest the December 21 Radhakrishnan Nagar (RK Nagar) bypoll.

"TTV Dinakaran will contest the forthcoming (RK Nagar) bypoll," senior leader in the camp, S Anbazhagan told reporters in Chennai.

Dinakaran was contesting the bye election with the 'approval' of his aunt, the deposed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, he added.

Dinakaran earlier contested the April 12 bypoll to the constituency, as then AIADMK (Amma) candidate.

However, the polls were rescinded by the Election Commission following complaints of money distribution.  -- PTI