TN Assembly polls | Labour Minister Nilofer Kafeel blames Cabinet colleague for denial of ticket
The Hindu
Labour Minister Nilofer Kafeel, who was among three ministers to be denied the AIADMK ticket for the Assembly elections, on Friday blamed her Cabinet colleague and local party strongman K C Veeramani for being sidelined.
Breaking down in front of journalists, Ms Kafeel, a legislator from Vaniyambadi, nonetheless said she accepted the party decision. “But I read some allegations in a newapaper that the reason for this was because I influenced the minorities to vote for DMK candidate D Kathir Anand and made him win the Vellore Parliamentary elections. I suspect this was told by [Commercial Taxes Minister] Mr. Veeramani,” she said.
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