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At 5.30 p.m, <keyword id="6360110" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ttv-dhinakaran">TTV Dhinakaran</keyword> of AMMK was trailing marginally by 1068 votes behind <keyword id="41902" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AIADMK">AIADMK</keyword>’s <keyword id="11190420" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="kadambar-raju">Kadambar Raju</keyword>. TTV Dhinakaran is one of the key leaders in the state facing the 2021 state assembly elections. He is fighting a tough battle against the AIADMK’s Kadambur Raju, and DMK alliance’s CPM candidate K Srinivasan. This created a triangular contest for the Kovilpatti seat. Dhinakaran in active politics TTV Dhinakaran is the nephew of VK Sasikala and the founder of AMMK (Amma Makkal Munettra Kazhagam). Dinakaran is an incumbent MLA from RK Nagar in Chennai. After AIADMK ousted him along with VK Sasikala following her conviction in a corruption case, TTV Dhinakaran launched his own party under the name AMMK. Failing the widespread anticipations about her re-entry into politics following her release from the prison, VK Sasikala announced her decision to stay away from politics. The resulting scenario found Dhinakaran all alone to fight for his fate in the political platform. Dhinakaran and RK Nagar constituency After the AIADMK faced a big setback following the demise of its General Secretary J.Jayalalitha in 2017, Dhinakaran bagged a stunning victory from RK Nagar by-poll, which Jayalalithaa had represented earlier. In this election, AIADMK lost miserably to DMK losing its deposit and facing one of the worst humiliations. Nevertheless, this victory has not been able to woo TTV Dhinakaran once again to face the 2021 elections by fielding from this constituency. Political viewers feel Dhinakaran’s decision to fight from the Kovilpatti constituency ensues from his inclination to bank on the sizeable Thevar community in the constituency which could support him. The election scene in Kovilpatti A lot of voters in the constituency seem to share displeasure with AIADMK’s Kadambur Raju. During the last elections, he won from here with a thin margin of 428 votes. In the 2019 local body elections, AMMK bagged the union chairman post in Kayathar by winning from 10 wards. AMMK also won from minister Kadambur Raju’s own village called Chidambarapuram. AMMK’s south zone secretary Manikkaraja took charge as the chairman of Kayathar. Manikkaraja hails from a rich landlord family that has been enjoying close bonds with the Sasikala family since long. A number of district secretaries of the AMMK party in Tamil Nadu’s south districts are under his control. Manikkaraja’s role in Dhinakaran’s decision to fight from Kovilpatti Earlier, TTV Dhinakaran wanted to contest from Usilampatti constituency. It was Manikkaraja who reminded him that the people of this constituency are not so happy with Kadambur Raju and he could win last time from here only with a very thin margin. The size of the Mukkulathor population here is 23 percent. Manikkavelu assured Dhinakaran that he could force not less than 50,000 among the 65,000 voters in Kayathar union to extend their support in Dhinakaran’s favour. Winning prospects for Dhinakaran from Kovilpatti One of the downsides Dhinakaran faces here is that the people of other communities see him as the representative of Mukkulathor. MDMK general secretary Vaiko enjoys a strong reputation in this constituency. It is possible that Srinivasan can command a sizeable Naicker community vote. So, Dhinakaran can hope to win from here only if he could have attracted the votes of other communities besides those of Mukkulathor. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/final-tally-of-suvendu-adhikari-mukul-roy-rajiv-ghosh-and-other-ex-tmc-leaders-who-fought-on-bjp-ticket/articleshow/82354609.cms">These 13 former TMC leaders got tickets from BJP – only four of them are leading</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bjp-is-now-leading-on-four-of-the-twenty-seats-it-contested-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/82354058.cms">BJP is now leading on four of the twenty seats it contested in Tamil Nadu</a>

AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran fights it out fiercely with AIADMK’s Kadambar Raju

Chennai (<keyword id="19896558" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu" source="keywords">Tamil Nadu</keyword>) [India], March 28 (ANI): Despite the 'Rising Sun' and 'Two leaves', this general election to the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha revolves around many symbols as some heavy weights are contesting on an independent symbol. Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O Pannerselvam, will contest independently, on an independent symbol from Ramanathapuram constituency. MDMK Headquarters Secretary Durai Vaiko will face the election on an independent symbol from Trichy Constituency. Likewise, <keyword id="21108992" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="naam-thamizlar-katchi" source="keywords">Naam Thamizlar Katchi</keyword> (NTK), which failed took get the Sugarcane farmer as its symbol, is now contesting with the <keyword id="20862692" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="microphone" source="keywords">Microphone</keyword> symbol in all constituencies of Tamil Nadu. <keyword id="21109299" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="naam-thamilar-party" source="keywords">Naam Thamilar Party</keyword> coordinator Seeman says that the Microphone symbol gives them hope. The NTK is contesting outside the principal alliances in the state. "Even though we didn't get our sugarcane famer symbol, we are contesting with hope in the 'Mic' symbol. Many revolutionaries used this equipment to put forth their slogans," NTK leader Seeman said. TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK will contest the elections using the <keyword id="20401835" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pressure-cooker" source="keywords">Pressure Cooker</keyword> symbol. The 'Pressure cooker' is the lucky symbol on which he had won the RK Nagar by-poll after the death of former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha amidst political drama in Tamil Nadu after former CM Jayalalitha's demise. For the candidates it is a question of proving their worth on an unrecognised symbol. O Pannerselvam who was ousted from the AIADMK is out to prove that he still has the support of AIADMK cadres as he seeks victory in Ramanathapuram constituency. "Symbol is a way of identifying with voters, with their ideology. With regard to DMK we have Rising Sun, it symbolise sun will drive away the darkness of ignorance darkness of oppression. Every political party will ask for symbol which signifies their ideology signifies the DNA of the party so that why symbols are important," says DMK spokesperson Sarvanan. Meanwhile, DMK ally Vaiko's MDMK is looking to bolster its vote share to ensure it gets a recognized symbol for the next elections. The ECI refused to allocate the 'Top' symbol to MDMK, saying the party is contesting only in one constituency. The MDMK was under pressure from alliance big-brother DMK to contest on the DMK Rising Sun symbol but Vaiko's party felt it would be better to strike out on an independent symbol. Vaiko's son Durai Vaiko had broken down in a public rally saying, "We are facing indirect pressure to contest the DMK symbol, but that would affect our party's image. Whatever it takes, he would contest their party's independent symbol." In Tamil Nadu's political history, the symbol for the election is a prestigious issue. When former CM and MDMK founder MG Ramachandran passed away, the AIADMK split. One faction was led by MGR's wife Janaki and the other by Jayalalitha. At that time, AIADMK two leaves symbol was frozen and Jayalalitha contest on an independent symbol of 'Two Pigeons' while Janaki's faction was given the Seval (Rooster) as its symbol. For the voter a multitude of symbols could be confusing, so it is really up to the individual leaders to woo their cadres to ensure that their symbol prevails. (ANI)

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O Panneerselvam and Thanga Tamilselvan are fighting each other fiercely for Bodinayakanur seat, right now. As of 11.35 a.m. Panneerselvam is trailing slightly behind Tamilselvan, but the margin is just around 100 votes. Known popularly as <keyword id="6361727" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ops">OPS</keyword>, O Panneerselvam, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AIADMK) joint coordinator and the deputy chief minister of the state is among the key contenders in the 2021 assembly elections. He is contesting from the Bodinayakanur seat in Theni district. Since 2001, Panneerselvam has been representing this assembly seat. This constituency made him the legislator twice -- in 2011 and 2016 -- and this is the third election he is facing from this base. His main opposition Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has fielded Thanga Tamilselvan from Bodinayakanur, which is viewed as one of the cleverest strategies DMK has implemented in 2021 elections to destabilise AIADMK. The political battle of the duo here has made the election scene one of the most interesting episodes. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Why DMK picked up Thanga Tamilselvan" comment="subhead" text="Why DMK picked up Thanga Tamilselvan">Why DMK picked up Thanga Tamilselvan</cmsannotation> For quite long, Thanga Tamilselvan had been journeying with the AIADMK. Earlier, when J Jayalalithaa decided to move to Srirangam constituency, she chose Thanga Tamilselvan to represent Andipatti. Despite travelling together and enjoying the confidence of former chief minister late J.Jayalalithaa, Thanga Tamilselvan and OPS had always been at loggerheads. Thanga Tamilselvan was the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Andipatti. When he showed his allegiance to Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), his party disqualified him. His experience in AMMK turned out to be, nonetheless, not so palatable for him. Disappointed with AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran’s moves and approaches, he left AMMK and joined DMK. Initially, he was inducted into the team of speakers and later became the district secretary with the DMK. While contesting for DMK this time, Thanga Tamilselvan, in fact, opted for the Andipatti seat. The party head however assigned him Bodinayakanur, as it saw him as the fittest candidate to oppose OPS in his stronghold. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Challenges in front of OPS" comment="subhead" text="Challenges in front of OPS">Challenges in front of OPS</cmsannotation> Over the past few years, the Thevar community found reasons to get disappointed with OPS as he handed over the power and position to Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister E Palaniswami or popularly known as EPS. The third backlash was the announcement of 10.5% of internal quota for the Vanniyar community that has displeased Mukkulathors. Unable to withstand the tough war waged by DMK this time, AIADMK has been trying to woo the voters in several ways by stretching far beyond the threshold. On the other hand, Thanga Tamilselvan has been meeting the different community heads in the constituency, personally, seeking their support to his candidature. The war field is highly challenging for OPS due to the stiff opposition presented by Thanga Tamilselvan, the growing displeasure among different communities and the entry of AMMK which could split the vote percentage weakening AIADMK’s vote bank.

In Tamil Nadu, OPS confronts the toughest battle of his political career

BJP's <keyword id="239882" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Annamalai">Annamalai</keyword>, a former IAS officer, loses to DMK's R Elango in Aravakurichi by 24816 votes Before plunging into elections for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Annamalai has projected quite a few of his avatars in social media. Relinquishing his renowned career as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Annamalai showed his interest in renewing traditional agriculture in the state. He is the founder of the social movement ‘We The Leaders,’ which originated from Aravakurichi, in Karur district of Tamil Nadu. Annamalai in the election scene Totally in alignment to his wishes, BJP fielded him in Aravakurichi for the 2021 Tamil Nadu state assembly elections. Annamalai faced a strategic competition in the seat with a list of powerful candidates lined up against him. Fighting against him were names like Elango R fielded by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Mohammed Haneef Shahil representing the Makkal Needhi Maiam(MNM), and Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam’s (AMMK) candidate PSN Thangavel. However, political experts say that the real competition in this seat is only between Annamalai and DMK’s Elango. DMK appears confident of benefiting from the votes of Muslims and the scheduled castes who make up a sizeable chunk of the constituency’s population. After the BJP successfully wooed Annamalai to represent the party in this constituency, he has been actively engaged in a war of words with the DMK leaders. Annamalai and Aravakurichi Long before stepping into politics, Annamalai has done a lot of ground work in the Aravakurichi constituency. There had also been talks that Annamalai could be the most preferred candidate for the party if Tamil superstar Rajinikanth would start his political party, which never happened. To get popular among the voters in the constituency, Annamalai has been organising a number of programmes, events and competitions in the constituency like rangoli contests and marathons. After joining the BJP, his popularity has surged even more with the locals. In the 2016 assembly elections, the polling was withheld in this constituency on complaints that the political parties heavily bribed the voters. In the election conducted subsequent to this, Senthil Balaji of AIADMK won from here. During the political feuds that took place in the AIADMK after former Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha’s demise, Senthil Balaji was disqualified as an MLA as he took sides with TTV Dhinakaran of the AMMK. Later on, he joined the DMK and faced the by-election in 2019 on behalf of the DMK, bagging a huge victory. This time, Annamalai is banking on the Modi wave ensuing from his BJP candidature and the reputation of AIADMK among the voters of this constituency. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/top-leading-candidates-from-key-constituencies-in-assam-assembly-election-result-2021/articleshow/82352859.cms">Top leading candidates from key constituencies in Assam Assembly election result 2021</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/in-tamil-nadu-ops-o-panneerselvam-aiadmk-confronts-the-toughest-battle-of-his-political-career/articleshow/82352774.cms">In Tamil Nadu, OPS confronts the toughest battle of his political career</a>

BJP's Annamalai, a former IAS officer, loses to DMK's R Elango in Aravakurichi

Chennai, Feb 1 () Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday welcomed several announcements made in the union budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman but sought a review of the cess regime in the interest of states. DMK president M K Stalin lashed out at the Centre, saying it has offered an "illusionary lollipop" to the people of poll-bound Tamil Nadu. Palaniswami said the budget has many welcome provisions, especially beneficial to the state. In a statement, he appreciated announcements like the allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccination drive. The implementation of 3,500 km of national highway work in Tamil Nadu will boost the state's economy. He also gave the thumbs up for the port development scheme, proposals in transport sector such as purchase of 20,000 new buses and scholarship for Adi Dravida students. The chief minister requested the Centre to enhance the allocation for Tamil Nadu to fight the pandemic and also sought funds for the development of small fishing harbours in and two textile parks in the state. On levying of cess on petroleum products, Palaniswami said the state government had already flagged the issue of decreasing share of states' excise duty on petrol and diesel. And the increase in the cess today would "affect the financial condition of states, including Tamil Nadu," he said, adding the earlier mechanism should continue. In the budget, Sitharaman announced an agricultural infra cess of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs 4 on a litre of diesel. Stalin, also Leader of the Opposition in state assembly, alleged the Centre had 'ignored' Tamil Nadu for the last six years and had given an impression in this budgetary exercise that it was implementing mega schemes for the state. "Like showing a mirage to a thirsty cow, the Central government has given an illusionary lollipop to the people of Tamil Nadu with an eye on polls," he said in a statement. He hinted there was no firm commitment on proposals, such as second phase of Metro Rail and 3,500 km of highway work and said the Centre had not paid heed to Palaniswami's earlier pleas for assistance in the wake of cyclones Nivar and Burevi. He questioned the Centre's announcement on implementing the Salem-Chennai highway corridor, saying the BJP seemed to say it was against farmers' welfare even in an election year in the state. While there was no announcement on lowering fuel prices, the levy of agri cess would only result in further increase in their rates, he added. There was no proposal for direct financial assistance to people who were suffering due to the Covid-triggered unemployment, Stalin said. Referring to Sitharaman reading a couplet from Tamil classic Thirukkural that talks about the features of a good government which creates wealth and ensures financial prudence, he wondered why she had not taken into account the one on the need of a king who has to be compassionate and deliver a rule of justice. NDA constituent PMK said the budget has "somewhat met expectations" about the Centre coming up with new schemes and announcements to give a fillip to various sectors that were suffering due to reasons including the covid pandemic. While proposals in the farm sector such as those on minimum support price would allay fears of farmers, there was no reduction in income tax, PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss said in a statement. Various infrastructure related initiatives will boost the growth, he added. MDMK founder Vaiko, a Rajya Sabha member, expressed 'disappointment' over the budget, saying it "showed no signs of" rebooting the economy. He opposed disinvestment of select PSUs, saying it would pave the way for public sector going into the hands of the private players. He also flayed the announcement on implementing the Salem-Chennai eight lane green corridor despite "public resistance" and said certain proposals in highways and rail sector had been done with an eye on the assembly polls in the state, likely in April or May. AMMK founder and independent MLA TTV Dhinakaran said the budget had "some joy and lot of concerns." While proposals such as covering one crore more beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme was welcome, "it is not proper" to have announced that the Salem-Chennai corridor will be implemented "this year itself," he added. SA VS VS

Union Budget: TN CM welcomes many initiatives, Stalin dubs it "illusionary lollipop"

<table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Tamil Nadu Election Results 2019 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Seats (38/38) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">AIIDMK </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">2 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">CPI </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">2 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">CPI (M) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">2 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">DMK </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">22 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">INC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">8 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">IUML </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">1 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">PMK </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> The state of Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in total. The Times Now-VMR exit poll forecasts that the AIADMK and the BJP alliance in the state will get only 9 seats which is down from the 37 seats won by the AIADMK in 2014. The Lok Sabha elections 2019 is the first time the two major parties in the state of Tamil Nadu namely DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) go for Lok Sabha polls without their iconic leaders Karunanidhi and Jayalalitha. In 2014 elections, the AIADMK scored 37 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats. The overwhelming performance of the party was a talk of the country since the party emerged as one of the largest parties in the Lok Sabha in opposition. The national party of Congress had secured only 44 seats in total all over the nation, which was just 7 seats more than those scored by the AIADMK, which contested only from Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha constituencies. In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK has scored 9 parliamentary seats from the state. Before the party got a thumping victory in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, it showed a poor performance over the Lok Sabha elections 1999, 2004 and 2009. The AIADMK split into two after the demise of its heroic leader Jayalalithaa. In 2019, the party is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the national party BJP, and other regional parties like PMK and DMDK. After a series of twists and turns in the history of AIADMK in Tamil Nadu after the death of Jayalalitha, K Palaniswami of the party was elected as the general secretary and hence became the CM. The main opponent for the party in Tamil Nadu is DMK. The other two parties in the fray in Lok Sabha elections 2019 are AMMK of TTV Dhinkaran and MNM of Kamal Haasan.

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