P. Saravanan

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P. Saravanan is an Indian politician and an Ex Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Thirupparankundram Constituency.[1]

Political career[]

Saravanan started his political career as the Madurai Rural Unit Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and later moved to the DMK because he was denied the ticket to contest the polls by MDMK.[2] Saravanan was also a member of the BJP earlier during 2015.[3]

He was then made as the Deputy Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party’s Doctor wing. During the By Elections held for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 19 May, He defeated his rival Muniyandi of the AIADMK with a difference of 2936 votes.[4]

Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 14 March 2021, upset as the DMK did not give him a seat to contest.[5][4] Within hours of joining the BJP, Saravanan was allotted the Madurai North constituency.[6] Many cadres of BJP protested stating that the constituency should not be allotted to him and many cadres locked the BJP office at K Pudur as protest.[2] Madurai rural district BJP secretary A Nagarajan said in protest that “It is a very wrong move by party leadership to give ticket to a renowned party defector”.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "BJP cadre shell shocked as DMK MLA joins party in morning, gets Madurai North seat within hours". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Sitting DMK MLA P Saravanan joins BJP". Business Standard India. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Tamil Nadu assembly elections: BJP fields DMK MLA within hours of his joining party | Tamil Nadu Election News - Times of India". The Times of India. |first= missing |last= (help)
  5. ^ "DMK huffs and puffs to win Tirupparankundram at last". The Hindu. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Disgruntled DMK MLA joins BJP, hours later gets Assembly ticket". The News Minute. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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