Ousted AIADMK leader and former chief minister O Panneerselvam has announced on Thursday that he will dismiss Senthil Murugan, who was earlier withdrawn as the party’s candidate for the concluded East Erode by-poll. Minutes after he was dismissed, Senthil Murugan joined team EPS.
In the Erode East by-poll, the AIADMK lost by a huge margin, but more worrying is the dip in vote share, which has come down significantly compared to the 2021 Assembly polls. In those polls, Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan defeated AIADMK candidate Thennarasu by a huge margin. Naam Tamizhar Katchi’s Meneka Navaneethan and DMDK’s Anand forfeited their deposits.