Chennai, Mar 25:
GK Vasan-led Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) will contest five Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu as part of the AIADMK-led NDA, and will do so on the BJP’s ‘lotus’ symbol, marking a strategic shift from its traditional ‘bicycle’ emblem.
The decision was finalised on Tuesday following a meeting involving AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the former’s camp office on Greenways Road.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Vasan said, “Oddanchatram, Erode West, Ranipet, Killiyoor and Kumbakonam have been allocated to us. Five winnable constituencies have been allotted to the Tamil Maanila Congress to contest as part of the National Democratic Alliance. The party will contest on the lotus symbol in this election. In all five seats, the Tamil Maanila Congress, along with its alliance partners, will secure a complete victory. The allocation of constituencies has been finalised in consultation with alliance leaders and with a consensus.”