All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from the Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) faction, KS Thennarasu on Tuesday filed his nomination for the Erode East by-election.
ECI also approved the AIADMK Presidium Chairman Tamilmagan Hussain to sign in forms A and B and also authorised candidates to contest on behalf of AIADMK on the two-leaves symbol.
AIADMK EPS faction led by Rajya Sabha member C Ve Shanmugam on Monday submitted an affidavit to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and stated that ECI would act according to the order of the Supreme Court and recognise the official candidate for Erode East bye-election chosen by the Gene
EPS faction has circulated forms to get the approval of the General Council members for former MLA Thiru K S Thennarasu's candidature for the Erode (East) constituency.
"A candidate who is well known in the constituency, EPS candidate KS Thennarasu is a two-time MLA and we want someone who will be the right person to win. We requested O Panneerselvam to also support the Edappadi Palaniswami's candidate," Annamalai said
BJP Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai made the remark while addressing a press conference in Chennai. He earlier in the day met with the AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam (OPS) and Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS).
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the AIADMK party General Council to pass a resolution related to a candidate who will represent the party in the upcoming bye-elections of Erode (East) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
The election in Tamil Nadu's Erode (east) are scheduled to be held on February 27 as the death of Congress leader Thiru E Thirumahan Everaa necessitated them.
Filing an affidavit in the AIADMK leadership, the poll panel said the bye-laws dated July 11, 2022, were not taken on record by it as the same is under challenge before the top court.
Tamil Nadu BJP leaders said the party would send its inputs to the national leadership for the final decision. Party sources said BJP would make a final decision on Erode East bye-election within two days.