The constituency is regarded as a PMK stronghold and a ‘safe-seat’ for Ms. Sowmiya. However, the ground in this PMK’s ‘safe-seat’ appears to be shifting in favour of the TVK.
Congress has fielded G.K.M. Tamil Kumaran, the son of Pennagaram’s incumbent (ex-PMK ) MLA G.K. Mani, and the former PMK honorary president, now purged from the party along with the pack of the old guard, led by the PMK’s founder Dr. Ramadoss.
There is no connection between population and the Delimitation exercise, said the PMK chief
While the VCK is seeking to consolidate its dominance, the PMK is looking to rewire the caste equations in the northern districts. The contest looks evenly balanced, with Adi Dravidar and Muslim voters aligning with the DMK alliance, and Vanniyars consolidating behind the AIADMK front
S. Ramadoss says he is not opposing the ‘Mango’ symbol, and contends that it is his symbol and was created by him. Describing the court verdict on the party dispute as ‘different’, he says the Anbumani faction is making it seem as if the ‘Mango’ symbol and the party did not belong to him
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss campaigned for NDA candidates in the district
S. Ramadoss says he is not opposing the ‘Mango’ symbol, and contends that it is his symbol and was created by him. Describing the court verdict on the party dispute as ‘different’, he says the Anbumani faction is making it seem as if the ‘Mango’ symbol and the party did not belong to him
Justice T.V. Thamilselvi rejects a civil revision petition filed by him against a city civil court’s March 26 order
Dr. Ramadoss is engaged in a dispute over the use of the party symbol by his estranged son and party president Anbumani
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss accuses Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of being influenced by a coterie of Ministers; he slams the DMK over a pending case in SC on making Tamil mandatory in educational institutions and the delay in caste census, asserts ‘like-minded parties’ have united to oust DMK
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss accuses Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of being influenced by a coterie of Ministers; he slams the DMK over a pending case in SC on making Tamil mandatory in educational institutions and the delay in caste census, asserts ‘like-minded parties’ have united to oust DMK
He also charges the DMK government of accruing enormous debts without any capital expenditure
The constituency consists of Vanniyars, Dalits, religious minorities and caste equations, like in other constituencies in Villupuram district, play a significant role in the final outcome here. Though the constituency has a strong presence of Vanniyars, the PMK has never won from here