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Former AIADMK Minister Semmalai Joins TVK Today in Dharapuram with CM Vijay!
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News18•30-09-2026, 12:52
Former AIADMK Minister Semmalai Joins TVK Today in Dharapuram with CM Vijay!
- •Former AIADMK minister Semmalai is set to join TVK today at a public meeting in Dharapuram, in the presence of Chief Minister Vijay.
- •Semmalai was elected as an MLA from Omalur constituency in 2001 and served as Minister for Health and Education.
- •He won as an MP from the Salem constituency in the 2009 parliamentary elections on behalf of AIADMK.
- •After J. Jayalalithaa's demise, he did not receive sufficient opportunities and had already announced his resignation from AIADMK.
- •Only 5,000 people with QR code entry tickets will be allowed at the Dharapuram public meeting; pregnant women, children, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities are not permitted for safety reasons.
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Former AIADMK minister S. Semmalai is scheduled to join the TVK party during the public meeting in Dharapuram.
Semmalai served as an MLA for the Omalur constituency, held the position of Minister for Health and Education in J. Jayalalithaa's 2001 government, won as an MP from Salem in 2009, and served as the temporary Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 2016.
Minister Anand announced that only 5,000 individuals holding QR-coded entry tickets are permitted to enter the venue. Furthermore, pregnant women, children, school students, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities are barred from attending for safety reasons.
