The suspense over the Congress’s candidates for the Mayiladuthurai and Tirunelveli Lok Sabha seats continued on Sunday, with several names reportedly being considered by the party’s high command.
Sources in the party said that Mayiladuthurai was likely to get a candidate from the Vanniyar community as they form a sizeable majority in the region. The party may also consider an OBC candidate. “M.K. Vishnu Prasad, the brother-in-law of PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, was initially being considered for this seat. However, he has been nominated as the candidate for Cuddalore constituency...,” a source said.
‘Naesey’ J. Ramachandran was one of the candidates who was previously considered for Cuddalore. “He is also in the running for Mayiladuthurai, along with A. Chellakumar, the sitting MP of Krishnagiri,” another source said.
