Chennai, July 3:
Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) functionary Rajasekaran has resigned from the party and joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), citing personal reasons and the need for a better future in public life.
Rajasekaran, secretary of Indra Ganesan College of Engineering and an AIADMK district secretary, had contested from the Tiruchy East constituency in the recently concluded Assembly polls. C Joseph Vijay won the seat with 91,381 votes, defeating S Inigo Irudhayaraj of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 27,416 votes. Rajasekaran secured 19,715 votes and lost his deposit.
Following the defeat, he had distanced himself from party activities. In a letter to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, Rajasekaran said he was unable to continue in the party due to personal reasons.
“The time has come to quit the party in which I travelled for a few decades, and I bid a teary farewell,” he said, adding that the decision was taken for a more “dedicated” future in public life.
Rajasekaran joined the TVK on Thursday along with former AIADMK ministers C Vijayabaskar and M R Vijayabhaskar.