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Vijay, Stalin, Palaniswami Launch High-Stakes Bypoll Campaigns
- •Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, DMK president M K Stalin, and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami are set to campaign for the October 6 bypolls.
- •TVK founder Vijay will hold a roadshow in Madurantakam, having previously rallied for party nominees Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama.
- •Former chief minister Stalin will launch his campaign in Dharapuram, where DMK's I Paranthaman and S Suganya are candidates.
- •AIADMK chief Palaniswami will also campaign and hold a roadshow in Dharapuram, supporting Kanitha Samptah and K Bhanumathi.
- •Bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram were necessitated after legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama quit AIADMK to join TVK, with horse-trading allegations a key issue.
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The bypolls were necessitated after AIADMK legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and Sathyabama resigned from their MLA posts and party memberships to join the ruling TVK. This triggered high-stakes contests with allegations of horse-trading becoming a central electoral issue.
In Madurantakam, TVK has fielded Maragatham Kumaravel, while the DMK put forward I Paranthaman and AIADMK nominated Kanitha Sampath. In Dharapuram, the candidates include P Sathyabama for TVK, S Suganya for DMK, and K Bhanumathi for the AIADMK.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK founder C Joseph Vijay is holding a roadshow in Madurantakam, while former chief minister M K Stalin launches his campaign in Dharapuram. AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is also campaigning and holding a roadshow in Dharapuram.
