Former Vice President of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Mahendran has jumped ship to DMK following MNM’s debacle in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.
Along with him YouTube beautician-turned-social activist-turned-politician Padma Priya has joined the DMK.
Dr. R. Mahendran is a doctor in Pollachi and a successful entrepreneur. He was one of the key figures of the party and had contested the 2019 Parliamentary Elections from Coimbatore coming third with about 1.5 lakh votes.
Padma Priya had contested in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections from the Maduravoyal Constituency and got 33401 votes.
Both of them had quit MNM in May 2021.
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