DMK forms panels for seat sharing talks
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday announced the constitution of three committees of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to prepare for the Lok Sabha elections later this year.
According to the statement, Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha member K Kanimozhi will head the party’s manifesto committee, Sriperumbudur MP TR Baalu will lead the committee for holding seat-sharing talks with allies and Tamil Nadu’s municipal administration minister KN Nehru will chair the committee mandated to oversee coordination of election work.
“Let’s get the job done! Let’s win!” MK Stalin said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, as he announced the three committees.
Tamil Nadu sports minister and DMK’s youth wing head Udhayanidhi Stalin has been appointed to the KN Nehru-led committee.
Apart from Nehru, this panel also has senior party leaders such as finance minister Thangam Thennarasu, municipal administration minister KN Nehru, DMK organisation secretary RS Bharathi, and public works minister EV Velu.
“This committee will coordinate and monitor work for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,” said a statement by chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin.
The TR Baalu-led committee for holding negotiations with allies includes K Ponmudy, the state higher education minister who was convicted in a disproportionate assets case on December 21 that led to his disqualification as a legislator. Ponmudy and his wife P Visalakshi have been handed a three-year jail sentence by the high court but have been exempted by the Supreme Court from surrendering and serving the sentence since their appeal is pending.