A recent slipup by an AMMK candidate has made the headlines, making the candidate and the party the butt of all jokes. MLA Rajavarman, who belongs to the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) was found campaigning near Saathoor, near Rajapalayam in the Virudhunagar district. He is contesting the upcoming Tamil Nadu state polls under the AMMK’s cooker symbol.
Rajavarman recently attended a public meeting on Saturday, where he campaigned for the AMMK and asked people for votes. While doing so, Rajavarman accidentally said that people should vote for Irattai Elai (“Double Leaves”), instead of the cooker symbol. The “Double Leaves” happens to be the symbol of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). Rajavarman is a former member of the ADMK.
Realising his mistake moments later, he quickly tried to cover it up, saying that it is exactly what the people should not do, and added that the voters should replace the ADMK with the AMMK in that constituency.
Rajavarman joined the AMMK immediately after he was not given a chance to contest the elections on behalf of the ADMK. He has been given the opportunity to compete in Sattur on behalf of the AMMK, which is headed by TTV Dinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala, former CM Jayalalitha’s aide.
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