AMMK fields 29-yr-old candidate for Erode East assembly by-poll in TN
January 27, 2023  21:32
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The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday announced its candidate for the Erode East assembly by-poll scheduled on February 27. 

The party's general secretary TTV Dhinakaran said AMMK's Erode district secretary AM Siva Prashanth will contest the by-election on the "pressure cooker" symbol. 

The 29-year-old candidate will take on Congress leader and former Union Minister EVK S Elangovan backed by the ruling DMK and allies. 

The opposition AIADMK factions led by former Chief Ministers: K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, are yet to name their candidates. 

Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Dhinakaran claimed that leadership tussle in the AIADMK would cost that party dearly in the ensuing by-elections, as neither of the two factions would succeed in securing the 'Two Leaves' symbol from the election commission to contest the poll. 

Also, he claimed that the voters would teach a befitting lesson to the ruling DMK for failing to fulfill its promises made in the run up to the 2021 assembly election. -- PTI
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