As the councilor-elects are prone to possible ‘poaching’ ahead of the indirect election for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tirunelveli Corporation by the all-powerful aspirants, they have been taken to a seaside resort near Thiruvananthapuram.
Even though 45 of the 47 DMK candidates fielded in the urban civic polls registered resounding victory and the election of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor of Tirunelveli Corporation appeared to be a hassle-free affair, intense intra-party fight started immediately after the results are declared for capturing these coveted posts at any cost.
Since former chairman of Thatchanallur zone of Tirunelveli Corporation P. Subramanian of DMK and former Deputy Mayor of the Corporation and Mr. Subramanian’s younger brother P. Jeganathan alias Ganesan of AIADMK have been elected from wards 3 and 30 respectively, rumours were rife that they would try to get the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor posts by convincing the councilors from any political party.
