V. Vaithilingam, sitting MP and the Congress candidate contesting from the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat, has received a boost ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections, with Independent legislator G. Nehru alias Kuppusamy and several civil society groups, including Tamil outfits extending support to the INDIA bloc.
“Earlier, we wanted to a field a candidate in the Puducherry seat. Since time is short, we have decided to extend support to the INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha elections,” Mr Nehru said addressing a press conference along with representatives of various organisations, on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Mr. Nehru is a supporter of Chief Minister N. Rangasamy and after the 2021 Assembly elections he had extended support to the Chief Minister’s AINRC in the ruling National Democratic Alliance bloc in the Puducherry Assembly.
