Kamal Haasan on Wednesday informed that his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will lend support to the Congress candidate in the Erode East bye-election.
A helicopter carrying Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and four others made an emergency landing on Wednesday due to bad weather at Sathyamangalam in Erode, informed Sri Sri Ravishankar office.
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan will support Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) - Congress alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan in the Erode East bypoll elections.
The Election Commissioner said that the Election Management Bodies (EMBs) are required to navigate between the greater and easier citizen participation that accrues due to greater use of technology in elections and the integrity threat trying to erode public trust.
The Congress' announcement came as a surprise as Elangovan stated on Saturday that he would not contest the bypoll but sought the ticket for his son Sanjay Sampath.
Leaders of Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) faction did not talk to the media after the meeting and said "everything went well". Panneerselvam said it was courtesy meeting.
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, in a statement, said that the party does not support the elections if it is necessitated following the death of an MLA or if an MLA joins another party.
As per the July 11 general council meeting of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Palaniswami has been elected as the interim general secretary of the party now.
The party accepted the AIADMK's wish considering the present political situation in Tamil Nadu as the party aims to ensure the victory of the alliance, GK Vasan said in a statement on Friday.
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