Sitting Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA P Saravanan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier on Sunday after he was denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming assembly elections. He represents the Thiruparankundram constituency.
The candidates’ list from the DMK for the upcoming assembly elections was released earlier this week. The name of P Saravanan, who is a sitting MLA, was absent from the list. Instead, his seat was given to a candidate from DMK ally Communist Party of India (Marxist). Infuriated by this, Saravanan left the DMK to join the BJP, ahead of the elections.
Speaking to ANI, Saravanan said, “I was a member of BJP 6 years ago. Today I’ve rejoined it under the able leadership of PM Modi. I am very happy. The vaccine is not only being provided to the country but also being sent across the world. It’s an achievement of our leadership that no one can deny”.
“As a doctor, I seriously doubted a vaccine for COVID-19. But now, the vaccine for COVID-19 is not only given to the people of the country but also being transported to other countries as well. This itself is a bright example of the able leadership under which our country is running today,” he added.
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