Chennai, Mar 23:
The DMDK released its list of candidates for the five Lok Sabha constituencies it is contesting in, as part of the AIADMK alliance, in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
The DMDK’s late founder Vijayakant’s son Vijaya Prabhakaran will make his poll debut and contest in Virudhunagar. The BJP has fielded actor Radikaa Sarathkumar from here, while the Congress will field a candidate as part of the DMK alliance.
As per the announcement made by the party’s general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant, former MLA P. Parthasarathy will contest in Central Chennai. DMDK’s former MLA K. NallaThambi will contest from Tiruvallur, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Another ex-MLA of the party P. Sivakolunthu will contest in Cuddalore. In Thanjavur, the DMDK announced P. Sivanesan as the candidate.
