Actor Vishal ends veteran Sarath Kumar's rule in southern film body

October 19, 2015 11:32

In by far one of the most bitterly fought elections to various posts of South Indian Artistes' Association, young hero Vishal Reddy led 'Pandavar Ani' (Pandava Team) virtually swept the polls, capturing all five top posts even as the bitter sparring between the rivals seemed to give way to camaraderie.

Veteran actor M Nasser, Vishal and Si Karthi were elected President, General Secretary and Treasurer respectively trouncing candidates from the opposition camp led by outgoing SIAA head R Sarath Kumar.

Their fellow candidates Ponvannan and Karunaas were elected as Vice-Presidents, leaving nothing for the rival camp.

A visibly exhausted Kumar, also an MLA, sought to underplay his defeat, saying loss and win were common in democratically held elections and that he was ready to extend support to Nasser and his colleagues for smooth functioning of SIAA.

He also extended his greetings to the winning members, with his supporters and losing candidates, Radha Ravi and SSR Kannan, following suit.

New President-elect Nasser said that the winning side was experiencing an "unexplainable feeling" and said it will take some time for it to settle down.

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