The AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday, March 21, 2024 justified the selection of mostly newcomers for the Lok Sabha election.
“What is wrong with that?” he retorted when asked by a journalist that the list of 33 candidates including one in Puducherry contained the names of lesser known faces.
To another question why juniors were preferred to seniors generally, Mr. Palaniswami replied that there was no “senior-junior” status in politics. He recalled that Jayalalithaa had given him opportunities to serve the party when he was a branch secretary. Ability to win, loyalty to the organisation, hard work and services to people were the factors considered while choosing the nominees.
