Denied ticket, AIADMK MLA announces decision to quit politics and public life

Denied ticket, AIADMK MLA announces decision to quit politics and public life

The Hindu

Miffed over being denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming Assembly polls on April 6, sitting MLA of the ruling AIADMK from Panruti Assembly constituency Satya Panneerselvam and her husband have announced their decision to quit politics and public life. They distributed pamphlets claiming to have quit politics. AIADMK sources said that Ms. Satya has been upset since the party released its list of candidates to contest the Assembly polls. She had begun election-related work in the constituency six months ago hoping that she would be renominated for the seat for the second time. But the party high command announced former MLA Sorathur Rajendran as its nominee for Panruti.
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