AMMK basic secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran. File
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Two former Ministers and three former legislators, who had been disqualified in September 2017 for having owed allegiance to Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) basic secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran – then a insurgent chief of the AIADMK – had been amongst eleven candidates named by Mr. Dhinakaran on Saturday (March 28, 2026) for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
After the AIADMK returned to energy in May 2011, C. Shanmugavelu (Madathukulam) and G. Senthamizhan (Saidapet) had been Ministers briefly. The former MLAs who had been disqualified 9 years in the past are K. Kathirkamu (Theni), R. Sundararaj (Ottapidaram), and T.A. Elumalai (Poonamallee).
M. Rajasekaran, who represented Thottiam throughout 2006-11, has been nominated for Tiruchi (West). The remaining 5 candidates are S. Kamaraj (Mannargudi); V. Karthikeyan (Thiruvaiyaru); V. Pandi (Karaikudi); A. Gnanasekar (Tirupattur); and R. Isakkimuthu (Nanguneri).
Published – March 28, 2026 01:32 pm IST
