After days of marathon negotiations, intra-party squabbles and persuasions, advocate C. Robert Bruce, 62, of Saralvilai near Kattathurai in Kanniyakumari district has been fielded in Tirunelveli Parliamentary constituency as the Congress candidate.
Sources in the Congress said the delay in announcing the candidate to take on BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran was due to the intense race among the aspirants in getting the ticket who left no stone unturned to achieve their political goal.
Congress MLA from Nanguneri Ruby R. Manoharan, managing director of Chennai-based Ruby Builders, wanted to be fielded as the party’s candidate in Tirunelveli Parliamentary constituency. However, the proposal triggered an instant resistance from Paulraj, another aspirant for the same segment.
