AIADMK names C Ve Shanmugam, R Dharmar as Rajya Sabha candidates

The Opposition AIADMK announced two of its seniors as the partys candidates for the Rajya Sabha election.

Former state Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam, who is the partys Villupuram district secretary and R Dharmar, former district secretary of Ramanathapuram and Mudukalathur panchayat union chairperson, have been named as the official candidates by AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and co-coordinator K Palaniswamy on Wednesday night.

The announcement followed an hour-long discussion held at the party headquarters here along with deputy coordinators K P Munusamy and R Vaithilingam on Wednesday.

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