DMK general secretary and Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan in an interview to The Hindu on Sunday said the State government decided not to change the arrangement of indirect election to the post of Mayor and Chairperson of the urban local bodies as it would have led to a legal battle and delayed the elections further. He exuded confidence that not only the DMK candidates but also the candidates of its allies would sweep the elections. Excerpts:
As the DMK general secretary, how do you see the prospects of your alliance in the urban local bodies elections?
The prospects will be bright. We treat all candidates equally and do not adopt a different approach to the candidates of our allies. Our district secretaries and leaders at various levels have attached equal importance to them. They [the candidates of the allies] will also win.
