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RK Nagar bypolls: Sasikala faction gets ‘hat’ as symbol, Panneerselvam gets ‘two electricity poles’
O Panneerselvam faction gets a new name - Amma AIADMK whereas, Sasikala faction will be known as AIADMK Amma.
Chennai, March 23: The Election Commission has given electric pole as symbol to the O Panneerselvam faction ahead of the RK Nagar bypolls. It also ordered that the OPS camp will be named as AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma. On the other hand, the Sasikala faction has been awarded with the hat symbol and the name of the camp will be AIADMK Amma.
Earlier in the day, the Sasikala faction submitted party name “AIADMK Amma” along with 3 options of symbols- Auto, Bat and Hat to the Election Commission.
Reacting on the decision of the Election Commission, Senior leader from Sasikala camp M Thambidurai said that this hat symbol is temporary, two leaves symbol is going to come back to us.
The Commission on Wednesday had blocked the poll symbol of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) after claim by rival faction led by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.
“Neither of the two groups shall be permitted to use the symbol ‘Two Leaves’ of AIADMK,” said the ECI in its order. Both groups shall also be allotted such different symbols as they may choose from list of free symbols for current by-poll in RK Nagar,” the EC added.
Earlier expressing disappointment over the Election Commission decision, former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam said he would raise his voice legally to get back the symbol. “We are disappointed by the results and will continue to raise voice legally to get back our symbol,” the Panneerselvam camp said in a statement.
E Madhusudhanan the only qualified candidate to carry forward Amma’s legacy; to file nomination soon: M Pandiarajan on RK Nagar by poll pic.twitter.com/SEzsztnmrS
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 23, 2017
AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran, who belongs to VK Sasikala faction, asserted the decision would not affect them in the upcoming RK Nagar by-polls. Reportedly, he will file nomination from the RK Nagar seat on Thursday. Meanwhile, The O Panneerselvam faction has fielded E Madhusudanan from the seat. Speaking on the RK Nagar bypolls, M Pandiarajan said that Madhusudhanan is the only qualified candidate to carry forward Amma’s legacy and he will file nomination soon.
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