Decide who should succeed Jayalalithaa as R K Nagar MLA, says O Panneerselvam

Chennai: Rebel AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam on Sunday asked voters to decide who among E. Madhusudhanan and T.T.V. Dhinakaran should succeed late J. Jayalalithaa as MLA from the constituency.

Flanked by senior leaders of his newly christened AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma like ‘MaFoi’ K. Pandiarajan and K.P. Munusamy, Panneerselvam laid foundation stone for the party’s election camp office in the constituency on Sunday morning.

Panneerselvam, whose faction has been allotted electric pole symbol, said Election Commission freezing “two leaves” symbol will not dampen the spirits of people in voting for his candidate.

“The electric pole is the symbol of AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma and people know we are the real AIADMK. The two lights in the electric pole point to two leading lights of our party— MGR and J. Jayalalithaa,” he said.

The former chief minister is likely to launch his campaign in favour of Madhusudhanan in the next few days. The party’s election campaign will be launched on Monday.