Chennai: DMK veterans Durai Murugan and T R Baalu have been elected unopposed as the party’s general secretary and treasurer, respectively.
“There were no other contenders for both posts. Hence, they were elected unopposed,” sources said. However, the two will assume their positions after after the DMK general body approves the election as per party by-laws during the 9 September virtual meeting.
DMK’s general council is the highest policy-making body of the party. Elections for the post of general secretary, the second most powerful position, was necessitated after incumbent K Anbazhagan, a fellow traveller of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, died on 7 March, 2020.
Since Durai Murugan decided to resign his treasurer post to contest for general secretary, election was announced for treasurer as well. The DMK has convened a virtual meeting of the party’s general council on 9 September.
“The general council of the DMK will meet via video conferencing on 9 September to elect the party general secretary and treasurer,” its president M K Stalin announced on Tuesday.